Section 2 Conditions precedent to application of principal Act.C1

The principal Act shall not apply in the case of any action for damage by fire brought against any railway company F1F2as defined in section 4 of that Act(as defined in section 4 of that Act) unless (1) notice in writing of the fire having occurred and of intention to claim in respect thereof shall have been sent to the said railway company within seven days of the occurrence of the damage; and (2) particulars in writing of the damage showing the amount of the claim in money . . . F3 shall have been sent to the said railway company within twenty-one days of the occurrence of the damage.