{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-commissioners-procedure-regulations-1999/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-commissioners-procedure-regulations-1999/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1305",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-commissioners-procedure-regulations-1999",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Manner of and time for service of notices, etc.",
  "text": "(1) A notice to or other document for any party shall be deemed duly served if it is–\n(a) delivered to him personally; or\n(b) properly addressed and sent to him by prepaid post at the address last notified by him for this purpose, or to his ordinary address; or\n(ba) subject to paragraph (1A), sent by e-mail; or\n(c) served in any other manner a Commissioner may direct.\n(1A) A document may be served by e-mail on any party if the recipient has informed the person sending the e-mail in writing—\n(a) that he is willing to accept service by e-mail;\n(b) of the e-mail address to which the documents should be sent; and\n(c) if the recipient wishes to so specify, the electronic format in which documents must be sent.\n(2) A notice to or other document for a Commissioner shall be delivered or sent to the office.\n(a) delivered to the office in person;\n(b) sent to the office by prepaid post;\n(c) sent to the office by fax; or\n(d) where the office has given written permission in advance, sent to the office by e-mail\n(3) For the purposes of any time limit, a properly addressed notice or other document sent by prepaid post, fax or e-mail is effective from the date it is sent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 8(1)(ba) inserted (28.2.2005) by Social Security and Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/207), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 8(1A) inserted (28.2.2005) by Social Security and Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/207), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 8(2)(a)-(d) substituted (28.2.2005) by Social Security and Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/207), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1305/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:47.717623+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."
}