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

Section 35 Statement of company’s objects

(1)
Unless a company’s articles specifically restrict the objects of the company, its objects are unrestricted.
(2)
Where a company amends its articles to add, remove or alter a statement of the company’s objects—
(a)
it shall give notice to the Commission ;
(b)
on receipt of the notice, the Commission shall register it ; and
(c)
the amendment is not effective until after the entry of that notice in the register.
(3)
Any such amendment does not affect any right or obligation of the company or render defective any legal proceeding by or against it.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 35

What this section means

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

  • A company’s objects are unrestricted unless its articles restrict them (section 35).
  • An amendment does not affect any right or obligation of the company or make a legal proceeding defective (section 35).

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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.