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

Section 311Exceptions from section 310

(1)
No approval shall be required to be given under section 310 of this Act by any body corporate unless it is a company within the meaning of this Act, or if it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of anybody corporate.
(2)
Section 309 of this Act does not apply to an arrangement for the acquisition of a non- cash asset if—
(a)
the asset is to be acquired by a holding company from any of its wholly- owned subsidiaries or from a holding company by any of its wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company from another wholly-owned subsidiary of that same holding company ; or
(b)
the arrangement is entered into by a company which is being wound up, unless the winding-up is a member’s voluntary winding-up.
(3)
Section 310 (1) (a) does not apply to an arrangement whereby a person is to acquire an asset from a company of which he is a member, if the arrangement is made with that person in his character as a member.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 311

What this section means

From the guide: Property deals with directors and secret benefits under CAMA 2020

  • Under section 311, no approval is needed for transfers between a holding company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, or between wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same holding company.

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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.