New Clause 4 - Directors of companies operating services to which this Act applies: personal liability for non-compliance of operator

Seafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords] – in the House of Commons at 4:24 pm on 7 February 2023.

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‘(1) A director of a company operating a service to which this Act applies (the “operator”) commits an offence where the operator has committed an offence under—

(a) section 5(1); or

(b) section 6(5)

of this Act.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

(3) Where a person is guilty of an offence under subsection (1), the court may make a disqualification order against that person if that person is registered as a director of any company registered in the United Kingdom.

(4) The maximum period of disqualification under subsection (3) is 15 years.’—(David Linden.)

Brought up.

Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.

Division number 174 Seafarers' Wages Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 4

Aye: 210 MPs

No: 277 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

The House divided: Ayes 210, Noes 278.

Question accordingly negatived.