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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 5

Section 96 Pre-incorporation contracts

(1)
Any contract or other transaction purporting to be entered into by the company or by any person on behalf of the company prior to its formation may be ratified by the company after its formation and thereupon the company shall become bound by and entitled to the benefit thereof as if it has been in existence at the date of such contract or other transaction and had been a party thereto.
(2)
Prior to ratification by the company, the person who purported to act in the name or on behalf of the company shall, in the absence of express agreement to the contrary, be personally bound by the contract or other transaction and entitled to the benefit thereof.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 96

What this section means

From the guide: Company contracts, seals and how a company signs documents under CAMA 2020

  • It is then bound by it and entitled to its benefit as if it had been in existence and a party at the time (section 96(1)).
  • Until ratified, the person who acted for the company is, unless there is an express agreement otherwise, personally bound by the contract and entitled to its benefit (section 96(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.