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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part A

Section 1 Establishment of the Corporate Affairs Commission

(1)
There is established the Corporate Affairs Commission (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”).
(2)
The Commission—
(a)
is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal ;
(b)
may sue and be sued in its corporate name ; and
(c)
may acquire, hold or dispose of any property, movable or immovable, for the purpose of performing its functions.
(3)
The headquarter of the Commission shall be in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and there shall be established an office of the Commission in each State of the Federation.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 1

What this section means

From the Part overview: CAMA 2020 Part A: the Corporate Affairs Commission (sections 1 to 17)

  • Section 1 makes it a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal.
  • A member who is not an ex-officio member serves three years and may be reappointed for one further term of three years and no more (section 3(1)).
  • The Commission appoints a Registrar-General, who must be a legal practitioner of at least 10 years’ standing with at least eight years of experience in company law practice or administration (section 9(1)).

Source: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (Act No. 3 of 2020), Official Gazette No. 124, Lagos, 10 August 2020. General information, not legal advice.