COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2020

Section 670: Fraud by officers of companies in liquidation

2020Section 670 of 870Federal Republic of Nigeria

A person who, being at the time of the commission of thealleged offence is an officer, of a company which is subsequently ordered to be wound up by the Court, or subsequently passes a resolution for voluntary winding-up—
(a) has by false pretence or by means of any other fraud induced anyperson to give credit to the company;
(b) with intent to defraud creditors of the company, made or caused tobe made any gift or transfer of or charge on, or has cause or connive at the levying of any execution against the property of the company; or
(c) with intent to defraud creditors of the company, has concealed orremoved any part of the property of the company, or within two months before the date of any unsatisfied judgment or order for payment of money obtained against the company, he commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of two years.(a) has by false pretence or by means of any other fraud induced any person to give credit to the company;
(b) with intent to defraud creditors of the company, made or caused to be made any gift or transfer of or charge on, or has cause or connive at the levying of any execution against the property of the company; or
(c) with intent to defraud creditors of the company, has concealed or removed any part of the property of the company, or within two months before the date of any unsatisfied judgment or order for payment of money obtained against the company, he commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of two years.

Cite this section

Section 670, COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2020 (2020).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/companies-and-allied-matters-act-2020/section/670/