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Section 7 As to the services of notices on other persons.

United Kingdom

In all cases in which it shall be necessary under the provisions of this Act to serve any notice upon any other person, it shall be sufficient to send such notice in a registered post letter, directed to such person at his then or last known place of residence or of business, unless the letter containing such notice shall be returned from the F1postal operator (within the meaning of F2Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011 ) concerned as undelivered; and if such person shall not have any place of residence or of business within Great Britain . . . F3, or if the place of business or of residence of such person cannot with due diligence be ascertained, then such notice may be served upon such other person as his representative, or be given in such other manner as the Commissioners shall in such case direct or approve.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 7 substituted (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 2

F2

Words in s. 7 substituted (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5), s. 93(2)(3), Sch. 12 para. 72; S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3

F3

Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), s. 1, Sch. Pt. VIII

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (S.) (28.11.2004) by Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 5), ss. 71, 77(2), sch. 13 Pt. 1 (with ss. 58, 62, 75); S.S.I. 2003/456, art. 2