Section 37P Giving of noticesF1

(1)

For the purposes of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 in its application to this Part, the proper address of an employer is—

(a)

if the employer has notified F2the Secretary of State of an address at which the employer is willing to accept notices, that address;

(b)

otherwise—

(i)

in the case of a body corporate, the address of the body's registered or principal office;

(ii)

in the case of a partnership or an unincorporated body or association, the principal office of the partnership, body or association;

(iii)

in any other case, the last known address of the person in question.

(2)

In the case of—

(a)

a body corporate registered outside the United Kingdom,

(b)

a partnership carrying on business outside the United Kingdom, or

(c)

an unincorporated body or association with offices outside the United Kingdom,

the references in subsection (1) to its principal office include references to its principal office within the United Kingdom (if any).

Annotations

F1: Pt. 2A inserted (6.4.2016) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 150(2), 164(1) (with s. 150(8)); S.I. 2016/321, reg. 3(d)
F2: Words in s. 37P(1)(a) substituted (7.4.2026) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), s. 159(3), Sch. 10 para. 15 (with s. 147, Sch. 11); S.I. 2026/323, reg. 4(1)(55)(a)

F1: The Industrial Tribunals Act 1996 may be cited as the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (1.8.1998) by virtue of 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F2: Words in long title substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(b) (with s. 16(2); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1