NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS ACT
Section 20: Limitation of suits against Corps etc.
(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 any officer or employee of the Corps.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, no suit against any member of the Board or the Commandant-General or any other officer or employee of the Corps for any act done in pursuance or execution of this Act or any other enactment or law, or of any public duty or authority or 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 after the act, neglect or default complained of; or
(b) in the case of a continuation of damage or injury, within six months after the ceasing thereof.
(3) No suit shall be commenced against a member or the Board or the Commandant-General or any other officer or employee of the Corps before the expiration of a period of one month after written notice of intention to commence the suit shall have been served on the Corps by the intending plaintiff or his agent.
(4) The notice referred to in subsection (3) of this section shall clearly and explicitly state:
(a) the cause of action;
(b) the particulars of claim;
(c) the name and place of abode of the intending plaintiff; and
(d) the relief which the plaintiff claims.
Cite this section
Section 20, NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS ACT (2003).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/nigeria-security-and-civil-defence-corps-act/section/20/