Vaughan has been in charge at the Deva Stadium since October 2001
Chester City owner Stephen Vaughan is under renewed scrutiny by the footballing authorities as his ban from controlling a company takes effect.
The disqualification runs for 11 years from Wednesday, 25 November.
The Football Conference has yet to make any announcement regarding his ownership of the troubled club.
Conference general manager Dennis Strudwick told BBC Sport: "We are in dialogue with the Football League and the FA in matters relating to Chester."
Chester, who went into administration in May, remain adrift at the bottom of the Blue Square Premier after suffering a 25-point pre-season penalty.
Vaughan's ban begins in the wake of a report in The Guardian newspaper suggesting that he has failed the Football Association's fit and proper person test.
If people want to buy the club, he'd sell it. But it would still have to be at the right price. Stephen Vaughan has already put a lot of money into this club
Chester managing director Bob Gray
It followed an investigation into VAT fraud and means that he cannot act as a company director, or in any way control a company, until 24 November 2020.
The ban begins just five days before an already twice-extended deadline is due to expire for Chester to settle outstanding debts owed to the Professional Footballers' Association, as well as neighbours Wrexham, and Vauxhall Motors.
City have so far been denied any of the potentially club-saving lifeline of a £225,000 discretionary parachute payment due to them from the Football League following relegation to the Blue Square Premier in May.
A quick way out of their escalating problems would be for Vaughan to finally find a buyer for the club he first put up for sale a year ago.
Chairman Ian Anderson told the Liverpool Daily Post recently that interest has been expressed by a consortium.
However, managing director Bob Gray claims that too many prospective buyers have simply proved to be time-wasters.
"If people genuinely want to buy the club, he'd sell it," Gray said. "But it would still have to be at the right price.
"Don't forget, Stephen Vaughan has already put a lot of money into this club.
"There's too been too many of them who've come here in their suits on a Saturday, given it large about how to run the club, told us we need to do this and that to stay up, then sobered up on Sunday."
BBC Sport attempted to contact Vaughan but was unable to reach him.
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