Article 7.39 Use of website by housing administrator to deliver a particular documentI1

England and Wales

(1)

This rule applies for the purposes of section 246B of the Act.

(2)

A housing administrator who is required to deliver a document to any person may (except where personal delivery is required) satisfy that requirement by delivering a notice to that person which contains—

(a)

a statement that the document is available for viewing and downloading on a website;

(b)

the website’s address and any password necessary to view and download the document; and

(c)

a statement that the person to whom the notice is delivered may request a hard copy of the document with a telephone number, email address and postal address which may be used to make that request.

(3)

A housing administrator who receives such a request must deliver a hard copy of the document to the recipient free of charge within five business days of receipt of the request.

(4)

A document to which a notice under paragraph (2) relates must—

(a)

remain available on the website for the period required by rule 7.41; and

(b)

be in a format that enables it to be downloaded within a reasonable time of an electronic request being made for it to be downloaded.

(5)

A document which is delivered to a person by means of a website in accordance with this rule is deemed to have been delivered—

(a)

when the document is first made available on the website; or

(b)

when the notice under paragraph (2) is delivered to that person, if that is later.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 7.39 in force at 5.7.2018, see rule 1.1