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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 14

Section 376 Penalties for non-compliance with sections 374 or 375

(1)
If a company fails to comply with any provision of section 374 or 375 (1), every officer of the company who is in default commits an offence unless he shows that he acted honestly and that in the circumstances in which the business of the company was carried on, the default was excusable.
(2)
An officer of a company commits an offence if he fails to take all reasonable steps for securing compliance by the company with section 375 of this Act, or has intentionally caused any default by the company under it.
(3)
A person who commits an offence under this section, is liable to a penalty as the Commission shall specify in its regulations.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 376

What this section means

From the guide: Accounting records, annual accounts and the directors’ report under CAMA 2020

  • Officers in default commit an offence unless they acted honestly and the default was excusable, and the penalty is set by the Commission (section 376).

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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.