If any statement required to be furnished under this Part of this Act contains any matter which is false to the knowledge of any person signing it, such person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or a fine as the Court deems fit and in addition, he shall be liable to pay such additional fines as the Commission may specify by regulation.
Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part D
Section 810 Liability for false statement
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 810
What this section means
From the Part overview: CAMA 2020 Part D: limited partnerships (sections 795 to 810)
- A person who signs a statement knowing it to be false commits an offence, punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment or a fine, plus any additional fines the Commission sets (section 810).
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.