# National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Section 10Z15: Giving of notice


(1) In this Part, any reference to a notice being given to a person providing, or seeking to provide, an independent health care service is to be construed as a reference to its being—
(a) delivered, where the person is—
(i) an individual, to that individual;
(ii) a body corporate, to the secretary or clerk of that body; or
(iii) a firm, to a partner of that firm; or
(b) sent by post, properly addressed to the person, in a registered letter or by the recorded delivery service,
but a notice sent by post is deemed not given until the third day after the day of posting.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a letter is properly addressed to—
(a) a body corporate, if addressed to the body at its registered or principal office;
(b) a firm, if addressed to the firm at its principal office; or
(c) any other person, if addressed to the person at the address last known.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/section/10Z15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-10Z15
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