NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2006

Section 20: Limitations of suits against the Agency, etc. Cap. 379 LFN.

2006Section 20 of 28Federal 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 Agency.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, no suit against a member of the Governing Board or the Director-General, or any other officer or employee of the Agency or the Centre for any act done in pursuance or execution of this Act or any other enactment or law, or of any public duty or 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) The notice referred to in Section 21 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 20, NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2006 (2006).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/national-oil-spill-detection-and-response-agency-establishment-act-2006/section/20/