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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 10

Section 255 Corporation representation at meetings of companies, etc.

(1)
A corporation, whether a company within the meaning of this Act or not, may if it is—
(a)
a member of another corporation, being a company within the meaning of this Act, by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it deems fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the company or at any meeting of any class of members of the company ; or
(b)
a creditor (including a holder of debentures) of another corporation, being a company within the meaning of this Act, by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it deems fit to act as its representative at any meeting of any creditors of the company held in pursuance of this Act or of any rule made thereunder or in pursuance of the provisions contained in any debenture or trust deed, as the case may be.
(2)
A person authorised as provided in subsection (1), is entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as that corporation might exercise if it were an individual shareholder, creditor or holder of debentures of that other company.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 255

What this section means

From the guide: Voting, proxies, quorum and minutes at company meetings under CAMA 2020

  • A corporation that is a member or creditor can authorise a representative by resolution of its directors, with the powers of an individual (section 255).

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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.