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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 21

Section 578Commencement of a winding-up by the Court

(1)
Where, before the presentation of a petition for the winding-up of a company by the Court, a resolution has been passed by the company for voluntary winding-up, the winding-up of the company is deemed to have commenced at the time of the passing of the resolution, and unless the Court, on proof of fraud or mistake, deems it fit to direct otherwise, all proceedings taken in the voluntary winding-up are deemed to have been validly taken.
(2)
In any other case, the winding-up of a company by the court is deemed to commence at the time of the presentation of the petition for the winding-up.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 578

What this section means

From the guide: Winding up by the court under CAMA 2020: process, effects and court powers

  • In a winding up by the court, the winding up is deemed to start when the petition is presented (section 578(2)).
  • In any other case it starts when the petition is presented (section 578).

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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.