# Hill Farming Act 1946, Section 26A: Giving of muirburn notices under section 24(2)

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(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, any written notice required to be given to a person under section 24(2) ... may be given—
(a) by delivering it to the person personally;
(b) by leaving it at, or posting it to, the usual or last known address of the person in the United Kingdom, or in a case where an address has been given by the person, at or to that address;
(c) where the person is—
(i) a body corporate, by leaving it at or posting it to the address of the registered or principal office of the body in the United Kingdom;
(ii) a partnership, by leaving it at or posting it to the principal office of the partnership in the United Kingdom;
(d) to the person by electronic communication of any particular form if—
(i) the person has agreed to be notified in that form;
(ii) the person has supplied the person who is to send the notice with the person's electronic address or number; and
(iii) the electronic communication is capable of being accessed and understood by the person.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) Unless the contrary is shown, a notice given in accordance with subsection (1)(d) is taken to have been received 48 hours after it is given.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/9-10/73/section/26A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hill-farming-act-1946/section-26A
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