# The Immigration (Notices) Regulations 2003, Regulation 7: Service of notice

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A notice required to be given under regulation 4 may be—
(a) given by hand;
(b) sent by fax;
(c) sent by postal service in which delivery or receipt is recorded to:-
(i) an address provided for correspondence by the person or his representative; or
(ii) where no address for correspondence has been provided by the person, the last-known or usual place of abode or place of business of the person or his representative ;
(d) sent electronically;
(e) sent by document exchange to a document exchange number or address;
(f) sent by courier; or
(g) collected by the person who is the subject of the decision or their representative.
(1A) A notice which has been uploaded to the electronic portal is deemed to have been sent electronically for the purposes of paragraph (1)(d).
(1B) Where the notice is uploaded to the electronic portal, the notice shall be deemed to have been received on the day on which the person who is the subject of the decision or a representative receives electronically a notification that the notice has been so uploaded.
(1C) In paragraphs (1A) and (1B), “electronic portal” means the online facility provided by the Home Office for the purpose of giving notices under this regulation.
(2) Where—
(a) a person’s whereabouts are not known; and
(b) (i) no address has been provided for correspondence and the decision-maker does not know the last-known or usual place of abode or place of business of the person; or
(ii) the address provided to the decision-maker is defective, false or no longer in use by the person; and
(c) no representative appears to be acting for the person,
the notice shall be deemed to have been given when the decision-maker enters a record of the above circumstances and places the ... notice on the relevant file.
(3) Where a notice has been given in accordance with paragraph (2) and then subsequently the person is located—
(a) he shall be given a copy of the notice and details of when and how it was given as soon as practicable; and
(b) the time limit for appeal under the Procedure Rules shall be calculated from the date the notice is deemed to have been given in accordance with paragraph (2).
(4) Where a notice is sent by post to a place outside the United Kingdom in accordance with paragraph (1)(c) it shall be deemed to have been received on the twenty-eighth day after it was posted, unless the contrary is proved.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4) the period is to be calculated—
(a) excluding the day on which the notice is posted; ...
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(7) A notice given under regulation 4 may, in the case of a minor who does not have a representative, be given to the parent, guardian or another adult who for the time being takes responsibility for the child.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/658/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-notices-regulations-2003/regulation-7
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