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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 11

Section 279Provisions as to insolvent persons acting as directors

(1)
If any person, being an insolvent person, acts as director of or directly or indirectly takes part in, or is concerned in the management of any company, he commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine as the Court deems fit, or imprisonment for a term of at least six months but not more than two years, or both.
(2)
In this section, “company” includes an unregistered company.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 279

What this section means

From the guide: Who is disqualified from being a director under CAMA 2020?

  • Section 283 disqualifies a person under 18, a person of unsound mind, a person suspended or removed under section 288 (the 2023 amendment limits the removal ground to removal for fraud, dishonesty or unethical conduct), a person disqualified under sections 279, 280 or 284, and a corporation other than its appointed representative.
  • a person disqualified under sections 279, 280 or 284; and
  • Under section 279, an insolvent person who acts as a director, or takes part in or is concerned in the management of a company, directly or indirectly, commits an offence.

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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.