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

Section 321 Duty to notify the Commission of changes

(1)
A company shall, within 14 days from—
(a)
a person becoming or ceasing to be a director ; or
(b)
the occurrence of any change in the particulars contained in its register of directors or residential addresses, give notice to the Commission of the change and of the date on which it occurred.
(2)
Notice of a person having become a director of the company shall—
(a)
contain a statement of the particulars of the new director that are required to be included in the company’s register of directors and its register of directors’ residential addresses ; and
(b)
be accompanied by a consent, by that person, to act in that capacity.
(3)
Where—
(a)
a company gives notice of a change of a director’s service address as stated in the company’s register of directors ; and
(b)
the notice is not accompanied by notice of any resulting change in the particulars contained in the company’s register of directors’ residential addresses, the notice shall be accompanied by a statement that no such change is required.
(4)
If default is made in complying with this section, the company and each officer of the company are liable to a penalty for every day during which the default continues.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 321

What this section means

From the guide: Director registers and residential addresses under CAMA 2020

  • Every company must keep a register of directors and a separate register of directors’ residential addresses, and must tell the Commission within 14 days of any change (sections 318 to 321).
  • A late filing attracts a daily penalty (section 321).

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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.