{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-commissioners-procedure-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-commissioners-procedure-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1999/226",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-commissioners-procedure-regulations-northern-ireland-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 pre-paid 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 —\n(a) delivered to the office in person;\n(b) sent to the office by pre-paid post;\n(c) sent to the office by fax; or\n(d) where the office has give 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 pre-paid post, fax or e-mail is effective from the date it is sent.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 8(1)(ba) inserted (31.3.2007) by The Social Security and Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/146), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 8(1A) inserted (31.3.2007) by The Social Security and Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/146), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(2) substituted (31.3.2007) by The Social Security and Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/146), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in operation at 7.6.1999, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/226/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:19:34.330733+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."
}