Section 23 CAMA 2020
Section 23 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Consequences of default in complying with conditions constituting a private company. It is under Chapter 1 (Formation of Company) of PART B (INCORPORATION OF COMPANIES AND INCIDENTAL MATTERS) of the Act.
Consequences of default in complying with conditions constituting a private company
(1) Subject to subsection (2), where default is made in complying with any of the provisions of section 22 of this Act in respect of a private company, the company shall cease to be entitled to the privileges and exemptions conferred on private companies by or under this Act and this Act shall apply to the company as if it were not a private company.
(2) If a Court, on the application of the company or any other person interested, is satisfied that the failure to comply with the provisions of section 22 of this Act was accidental or due to inadvertence or to some other sufficient cause or that on other grounds it is just and equitable to grant relief, the court may, on such terms and conditions as may seem to be just and expedient, order that the company be relieved from the consequences mentioned in subsection (1).
