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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 1

Section 34 Default application of model articles

(1)
On the formation of a limited company if articles are—
(a)
not registered ; or
(b)
registered, in so far as they do not exclude or modify the relevant model articles, the relevant model articles form part of the company’s articles in the same manner and to the same extent as if those articles expressly included the relevant model articles in the form in which those articles had been duly registered.
(2)
In this section, the “relevant model articles” means the model articles prescribed by the Commission for a company of that description as in effect at the date on which the company is registered.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 34

What this section means

From the guide: Articles of association, model articles and company objects under CAMA 2020

  • If it does not register articles, or does not exclude them, the Commission’s model articles apply (sections 33 and 34).
  • On the formation of a limited company, if no articles are registered, or the registered ones do not exclude or modify the relevant model articles, the model articles in force when the company is registered form part of its articles (section 34).

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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.