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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 9

Section 226Existing charges

(1)
Where, at the date of commencement of this Act, a company has property on which there is a charge, particulars of which would require registration if it had been created by the company after the date of such commencement, then, unless the charge has been discharged or the property has ceased to be held by the company prior to the expiration of six months from the date of such commencement, the company shall, within that time, cause particulars of the charge as prescribed by section 222 to be delivered to the Commission for registration together with the document, if any, by which the charge was created or a copy thereof, certified as required by that section.
(2)
Failure to comply with the provisions of this section does not affect the validity of the charge.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 226

What this section means

From the guide: Registering company charges under CAMA 2020: the 90-day rule and registers

  • Charges existing when the Act commenced had to be registered within six months, though failing to do so did not affect the charge’s validity (section 226).

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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.