Regulation 6 Service of documents on the Secretary of StateI1
United Kingdom
The following documents required or allowed by the Act to be given by a person to the Secretary of State must be sent using the NSI electronic portal—
a mandatory notice under section 14(1) of the Act;
a validation application under section 16(1) of the Act;
a voluntary notice under section 18(2) of the Act.
Where a document is given to the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph (1), the document is to be treated as having been given once it is registered on the NSI electronic portal.
A document not covered by paragraph (1) which is required or allowed by the Act to be given by a person to the Secretary of State must be sent by email, to the email address specified for that purpose on the gov.uk website.
Where a document is given to the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph (3), the document is not to be treated as having been given until it is received by the Secretary of State in a form which is legible and capable of being used for subsequent reference.
A document required or allowed by the Act to be given by a person to the Secretary of State may be given by that person’s representative.
This regulation is subject to regulation 7.