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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bee-diseases-and-pests-control-scotland-order-2007/article-16",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/506",
  "legislation_title": "The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Scotland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bee-diseases-and-pests-control-scotland-order-2007",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Service of notices",
  "text": "(1) Any notice served under this Order is properly served on any person if it is–\n(a) delivered to that person personally;\n(b) left at or posted to that person’s home or place of business last known to the Scottish Ministers; or\n(c) where the conditions in paragraph (2) are fulfilled, sent to that person by electronic communication.\n(2) A notice served on any person by electronic communication is only properly served if that person–\n(a) has indicated in writing to the Scottish Ministers (and has not withdrawn the indication) a willingness to accept service of notices under this Order by electronic communication; and\n(b) has provided in writing to the Scottish Ministers an e-mail address for that purpose.\n(3) This article does not apply to a notice issued under article 10.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 16 in force at 1.12.2007, see art. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2023/114",
      "affecting_title": "The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Scotland) (Amendment) Order 2023"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/506/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:10:21.580063+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}