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

Section 390Default order in case of non-compliance

(1)
If—
(a)
in respect of a year, any of the requirements of section 388 (1) and
(3)
of this Act has not been complied with by a company before the end of the period allowed for laying and delivering financial statements, and
(b)
the directors of the company fail to make good the default within 14 days after the service of a notice on them requiring compliance, the court may on application by any member or creditor of the company or by the Commission make an order directing the directors (or any of them) to make good the default within such time as may be specified in the order.
(2)
The court order may provide that all costs of and incidental to the application be borne by the directors.
(3)
Nothing in this section affects the provisions of section 389 of this Act.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 390

What this section means

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

  • If the default is not remedied within 14 days of notice, a member, creditor or the Commission can ask the court to order the directors to make it good, with costs against them (section 390).

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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.