Paragraph 13 NoticesI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Any notice issued under this Order to a keeper shall be given to that person by—

(a)

delivering it to that person;

(b)

leaving it at that person’s registered address;

(c)

sending it to that person by post at that address; or

(d)

subject to sub-paragraph (2), sending it to that person by an electronic communication.

(2)

If a notice under this Scheme to be given to a keeper is sent by the Department by electronic communication, it is to be treated as given only if—

(a)

the keeper to whom the notice is given has indicated a willingness to the Department to receive notices by an electronic communication and provided an electronic address suitable for that purpose; and

(b)

the notice is sent to the electronic address provided by the keeper.

(3)

In this paragraph “electronic communication” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001^f1.

(4)

A keeper shall comply with the requirements of any notice issued in accordance under this Scheme.

(5)

In sub-paragraphs 1(b) and (c), “registered address” means the keeper’s address as notified to the Department by the keeper.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. para. 13 in operation at 1.3.2016, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: 2001 c. 9 (N.I.); section 4(1) was amended by section 406(1) and paragraph 170 of Schedule 17 of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)