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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 29

Section 728Registered and head office of company

(1)
The address of the registered or head office of a company given to the Commission in accordance with section 36 (2) (b) of this Act or any change in the address made in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be the office to which all communications and notices to the company may be addressed.
(2)
Notice of any change in the address of the registered or head office of the company shall be given within 14 days of the change to the Commission which shall record the same : Provided that a postal box address or a private mailbag address shall not be accepted by the Commission as the registered or head office.
(3)
If a company carries on business without complying with subsection (2), the company and each officer of the company shall be liable to a penalty prescribed in the regulations every day during which the company so carries on business.
(4)
The fact that a change in the address of a company is included in its annual return shall not be taken to satisfy the obligation imposed by this section.
(5)
Where a company incorporated before the commencement of this Act has provided an address not in accordance with this section or section 36 of this Act, as the case may be, it shall within 14 days after such commencement comply with the requirements of this section and the failure shall be an offence liable to a penalty as prescribed in the regulations.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 728

What this section means

From the guide: Registered office, displaying the company name and electronic registers under CAMA 2020

  • A company must tell the Commission of a change of registered office within 14 days, and a postal box is not accepted (section 728).
  • The address given to the Commission is the address for all communications and notices to the company (section 728(1)).
  • Mentioning the change in the annual return does not satisfy the duty (section 728(2) and (4)).
  • A company carrying on business without complying, and each officer, is liable to a daily penalty set in the regulations (section 728(3)).

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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.