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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 16

Section 421 Time for completion and delivery of annual return

(1)
The annual return shall be completed, signed by a director and the secretary, and delivered to the Commission not later than 42 days after the annual general meeting for the year, whether or not that meeting is the first or only general meeting of the company in that year, but the company may apply to the Commission for extension of time within which to file its annual return for any given calendar year.
(2)
This section does not apply to companies with only one member.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 421

What this section means

From the guide: When are annual returns due under CAMA 2020, and what is the penalty for late filing?

  • The annual return must be completed, signed by a director and the secretary, and delivered to the Commission not later than 42 days after the annual general meeting for the year (section 421(1)).
  • Section 421(1) sets the deadline: not later than 42 days after the annual general meeting for the year, whether or not that meeting is the first or only general meeting that year.
  • Section 421 does not apply to a company with only one member (section 421(2)).

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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.