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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 13

Section 364Power to bring civil proceedings on company’s behalf

(1)
If, from any report made under section 363, it appears to the Commission that any civil proceeding ought in the public interest to be brought by the company or anybody corporate, the Commission may itself bring such proceedings in the name and on behalf of the company or the body corporate.
(2)
The Commission shall indemnify the body corporate against any costs or expenses incurred by it in or in connection with proceedings brought under this section, and any costs or expenses so incurred shall, if not otherwise recoverable, be defrayed out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 364

What this section means

From the guide: Investigations and inspectors under CAMA 2020: when and how a company is investigated

  • the Commission can itself bring civil proceedings in the company’s name in the public interest, indemnifying the company for costs (section 364);

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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.