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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 22

Section 629Liquidator to call creditors’ meeting on insolvency

(1)
If, in the case of a winding-up commenced after the commencement of this Act, the liquidator is, at any time, of the opinion that the company will not be able to pay its debts in full within the period stated in the declaration under section 625 of this Act, he shall immediately summon a meeting of the creditors, and lay before the meeting a statement of the assets and liabilities of the company.
(2)
If the liquidator fails to comply with this section, he is liable to a penalty in such amount as the Commission shall specify in its regulations.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 629

What this section means

From the guide: Voluntary winding up under CAMA 2020: members’ and creditors’ winding up

  • If the liquidator thinks the company cannot pay its debts in full within the declared period, he must immediately call a creditors’ meeting with a statement of assets and liabilities, and the winding up then follows the creditors’ rules (sections 629 and 632).

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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.