motion_title: New Clause 22: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
motion_text: New Clause 22 - Person convicted under National Minimum Wage Act not to be appointed as director
  ‘(1) The Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 is amended as follows.
  (2) After Clause 5A (Disqualification for certain convictions abroad) insert—
  “5B Person convicted under National Minimum Wage Act not to be appointed as director
  (1) A person may not be appointed a director of a company if the person is convicted of a criminal offence under section 31 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 on or after the day on which section 32(2) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2022 comes fully into force.
  (2) It is an offence for such a person to act as director of a company or directly or indirectly to take part in or be concerned in the promotion, formation or management of a company, without the leave of the High Court.
  (3) An appointment made in contravention of this section is void.”’—(Seema Malhotra.)