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

Section 488 Requirement for initial creditors’ meeting

(1)
Each copy of an administrator’s statement of proposals sent to a creditor under section 486 (4) (b) of this Act shall be accompanied by an invitation to creditors’ meeting (an “initial creditors’ meeting”).
(2)
The date set for an initial creditors’ meeting is 42 days beginning with the date on which the company enters administration.
(3)
An administrator shall present a copy of his statement of proposals to an initial creditors’ meeting.
(4)
A period specified in this section may be varied in accordance with section 546.
(5)
An administrator commits an offence if he fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement of this section.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 488

What this section means

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

  • Offences under a list of sections, including sections 455, 470, 482, 483, 484, 486 and 488, carry a daily default fine of not less than ₦5,000 (section 544).

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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.