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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 18

Section 477 Dismissal of pending winding-up petition

(1)
A petition for the winding-up of a company shall be—
(a)
dismissed on the making of an administration order in respect of the company ; and
(b)
suspended while the company is in administration following an appointment under section 475 of this Act.
(2)
The provision of subsection (1)(b) does not apply to a petition presented under grounds of public interest as may be prescribed from time to time by the Chief Judge or under an enactment.
(3)
Except with the leave of the Court, subsection (1) (a) and ( not apply to a petition presented under special banking provisions of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation Act or any law or rule by a financial services and markets regulator.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 477

What this section means

From the guide: What is administration of a company under CAMA 2020?

  • A pending winding-up petition is dismissed when an administration order is made, with narrow exceptions for public-interest and banking cases (section 477).

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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.