NIGERIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT

Section 26: Legal proceedings.

2018Section 26 of 28Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) No suit shall be commenced against the Centre before the expiration of a period of one month after written notice of intention to commence the suit has been served upon the Centre 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 he claims.
(2) The notice referred to in subsection (1) and any summons or other document required or authorised to be served upon the Centre under this Act or any other enactment or law may be served by—
(a) delivering it to the Director-General; and
(b) sending it by registered post addressed to the Director-General at the Head Office of the Centre.
(3) In any action or suit against the Centre, no execution or attachment process in that nature shall be issued against the Centre without the consent of the Attorney-General of the Federation.
(4) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (3), any sum of money which may, by the judgment of the court be awarded against the Centre, shall, subject to any direction given by the Centre, be paid from the general reserve of the Centre.

Cite this section

Section 26, NIGERIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT (2018).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/nigeria-centre-for-disease-control-and-prevention-establishment-act/section/26/