Section 50: Pre-action notice.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the provisions of the Public Officers Protection Act applies to any suit instituted against the Institute, a member of the Board, Director-General, academic staff, officer or employee of the Institute.
(2) A suit shall not be commenced against the Institute before the expiration of a period of one month after a written notice of intention to commence the suit had been served on the Institute by the intending plaintiff or his agent and the notice shall clearly state the-
(a) cause of action;
(b) particulars of the claim;
(c) name and place of abode of the intending plaintiff; and
(d) relief which the plaintiff claims.
(3) The notice referred to in subsection (1) and any summons, notice or other document required or authorised to be served on the Institute under this Act or any other law may be served by-
(a) delivering it to the Director-General of the Institute; or
(b) sending it by registered post addressed to the Director-General of the Institute at the head office of the Institute.