{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-and-investment-act-2021/section-53",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-and-investment-act-2021/section-53.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2021/25",
  "legislation_title": "National Security and Investment Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-and-investment-act-2021",
  "path": "section/53",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Procedure for service, etc",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the procedure which must be followed when a provision of or made under this Act requires or allows a notice, order, notification or document of any kind to be given or served.\n(2) The regulations may, in particular, make provision—\n(a) as to the manner in which a document must be given or served,\n(b) as to the address to which a document must be sent,\n(c) requiring, or allowing, a document to be sent electronically,\n(d) for treating a document as having been given, received or served on a date or at a time determined in accordance with the regulations,\n(e) as to what must, or may, be done if a sender or an intended recipient is not an individual,\n(f) as to what must, or may, be done if a person is treated by virtue of Schedule 1 as holding an interest or right for the purposes of this Act,\n(g) as to what must, or may, be done if a sender or an intended recipient is outside the United Kingdom.\n(3) Section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (service of notice by post) has effect in relation to provisions made under this Act subject to any provision made by regulations under this section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 53(1) in force at 29.4.2021, see s. 66"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 53(2)(3) in force at 1.7.2021 by S.I. 2021/788, reg. 2(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/25/section/53",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:58:12.956043+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}