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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 26

Section 705 Qualification of insolvency practitioner

(1)
A person is only qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner where he—
(a)
has obtained a degree in law, accountancy or such other relevant discipline from any recognised University or Polytechnic ;
(b)
has a minimum of five years post qualification experience in matters relating to insolvency ;
(c)
is authorised to so act by virtue of a certificate of membership issued by Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN), or his membership of any other professional body recognised by the Commission, being permitted to act by or under the rules of that body ; and
(d)
holds an authorisation granted by the Commission.
(2)
The Commission may prescribe in its regulations such other additional qualifications as may be considered necessary.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 705

What this section means

From the guide: Insolvency practitioners under CAMA 2020: who can act and how they are authorised

  • Only a qualified, authorised person can act as an insolvency practitioner, meaning as liquidator, administrator, receiver and manager, or nominee or supervisor of a voluntary arrangement (sections 704 and 705).
  • He needs a law, accountancy or related degree, five years’ post-qualification experience in insolvency, membership of BRIPAN or another recognised body, and the Commission’s authorisation (section 705).
  • an authorisation granted by the Commission (section 705(1)).
  • The Commission can prescribe further qualifications in regulations (section 705(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.