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

Section 36 Registration documents

(1)
The memorandum of association shall be delivered to the Commission together with an application for registration of the company, the documents required by this section and a statement of compliance.
(2)
The application for registration shall state—
(a)
the company’s proposed name ;
(b)
the registered office address and head office address if different from the registered office address ;
(c)
whether the liability of the members of the company is to be limited and, if so, whether it is to be limited by shares or by guarantee ; and
(d)
whether the company is to be a private or a public company.
(3)
If the application is delivered by a person as agent for the subscribers to the memorandum of association, it shall state the name and address of that agent.
(4)
The application shall contain—
(a)
in the case of a company that has a share capital, a statement of initial issued share capital and initial shareholdings ;
(b)
in the case of a company that is limited by guarantee, a statement of guarantee ;
(c)
a statement of the company’s proposed directors ;
(d)
a statement of the proposed registered office of the company ; and
(e)
a copy of the proposed articles of association to the extent that these are not supplied by the default application of model articles.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 36

What this section means

From the guide: How a company is registered under CAMA 2020: documents and certificate

  • To register a company you deliver the memorandum and articles to the Commission with an application, a statement of initial issued share capital (or of guarantee), a statement of proposed directors and a statement of compliance (section 36).
  • The memorandum goes to the Commission with an application and a statement of compliance (section 36(1)).
  • If an agent delivers it for the subscribers, it names the agent (section 36(2) and (3)).
  • a copy of the proposed articles, unless the model articles apply by default (section 36(4)).

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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.