Paragraph 16 F1

England and Wales

(1)

Any notice under paragraph 13 F2, 15 or 15A may be served on a person—

(a)

by delivering it to him, by leaving it at his proper address or by sending it by post to him at that address, or

(b)

if the person is a body corporate, by serving it in accordance with paragraph (a) on the secretary of the body.

(2)

For the purposes of this section and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (service of documents by post) the proper address of a person on whom a notice is to be served shall be—

(a)

in the case of a body corporate or its secretary, that of the registered or principal office of the body, and

(b)

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

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 5 paras. 13-16 and preceding cross-heading inserted (18.1.2004) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 182, 270(3)(a)
F2: Words in Sch. 5 para. 16(1) substituted (22.9.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 305, 325(2), Sch. 13 para. 5 (with Sch. 13 para. 14)