NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (NECO) (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT

Section 19: Limitation of suits against the Council.

2002Section 19 of 30Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the provisions of the Public Officers Protection Act shall apply in relation to any suit instituted against an officer or employee of the Council.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, no suit against a member of the Board or the registrar or any other officer or employee of the Council done in pursuance or execution of this Act or any enactment or law, or of any public duty authority in respect of any alleged neglect or default in the execution of this Act or any other enactment or law, duty or authority, shall lie or be instituted in any court unless it is commenced-
(a) within three months next after the act, neglect or default complained of; or
(b) in the case of a continuation of damage or injury, within six months next after the ceasing thereof.
(3) No suit shall be commenced against a member of the Board or the registrar or any other officer or employee of the Council before the expiration of a period of one month after written notice of the intention to commence the suit shall have been served on the Council by the intending plaintiff or his agent
(4) The notice referred to in subsection (3) of this section shall clearly and explicitly state the cause of action, the particulars of the claim, the name and place of abode of the intending plaintiff and the relief which he claims.

Cite this section

Section 19, NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (NECO) (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT (2002).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/national-examinations-council-neco-establishment-act/section/19/