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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 2

Section 77 Issue of certificate of incorporation on re-registration of a public company as an unlimited company

(1)
If, on an application for re-registration of a public company as an unlimited company, the Commission is satisfied that the company is entitled to be so re-registered, the company shall be re-registered accordingly.
(2)
The Commission shall issue a certificate of incorporation altered to meet the circumstances of the case.
(3)
The certificate shall state that it is issued on re-registration and the date on which it is so issued.
(4)
Upon the issue of the certificate the —
(a)
company, by virtue of the issue of the certificate, becomes an unlimited company ; and
(b)
changes in the company’s name, memorandum and articles take effect.
(5)
The certificate is prima facie evidence that the requirements of this Act as to re- registration have been complied with.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 77

What this section means

From the guide: Re-registering a company under CAMA 2020: private, public, limited and unlimited

  • A public company limited by shares can become an unlimited company with share capital if all members assent and it has not previously been re-registered as limited or unlimited (sections 75 to 77).

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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.