# National Security and Investment Act 2021, Section 53: Procedure for service, etc


(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.
(2) The regulations may, in particular, make provision—
(a) as to the manner in which a document must be given or served,
(b) as to the address to which a document must be sent,
(c) requiring, or allowing, a document to be sent electronically,
(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,
(e) as to what must, or may, be done if a sender or an intended recipient is not an individual,
(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,
(g) as to what must, or may, be done if a sender or an intended recipient is outside the United Kingdom.
(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.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/25/section/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-and-investment-act-2021/section-53
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.