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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part G

Section 854Permitted characters

(1)
The Minister may make provision by regulations—
(a)
as to the letters or other characters, signs or symbols (including accents and other diacritical marks) and punctuation that may be used in the name of a company, limited liability partnership, business name or incorporated trustee registered under this Act ; and
(b)
specifying a standard style or format for the name of a company, limited liability partnership, business name or incorporated trustee for the purposes of registration.
(2)
The regulations may prohibit the use of specified characters, signs or symbols when appearing in a specified position (in particular, at the beginning of a name).
(3)
A company, limited liability partnership, business name or incorporated trustee may not be registered under this Act by a name that consists of or includes anything that is not permitted in accordance with regulations under this section.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 854

What this section means

From the Part overview: CAMA 2020 Part G: general provisions (sections 851 to 870)

  • The Minister can regulate which characters, signs and symbols may be used in names (section 854).

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.