944AC. (1) This section applies to a relevant director the subject of a decision under section 944AA(2) that the director has engaged in conduct giving rise (whether in whole or in part) to a relevant contravention.

(2) In imposing a relevant sanction on a relevant director, the Authority shall consider the following circumstances:

(a) the gravity and duration of the relevant contravention;

(b) the degree of responsibility of the relevant director;

(c) the financial strength of the relevant director (including the annual income of the director);

(d) the amount of profits gained or losses avoided by the relevant director in consequence of the contravention, in so far as they can be determined;

(e) the level of cooperation of the relevant director with the Supervisory Authority or Corporate Enforcement Authority, or both;

(f) previous impositions of relevant sanctions on the relevant director (including relevant sanctions within the meaning of section 957AA as in force before the commencement of section 3 of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021).]