Regulation 5 Service of notices

(1)

A section 63K notice or a notice under regulation 4(4) of these Regulations is validly given to a person if—

(a)

it is hand delivered to that person;

(b)

it is delivered to that person at their proper address;

(c)

it is sent to that person’s proper address by post;

(d)

it is sent to that person by electronic communication.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a person’s proper address is—

(a)

in the case of a body corporate, the address of the registered or principal office of the body;

(b)

in the case of a partnership, the address of the principal office of the partnership;

(c)

in any other case, the person’s last known address.

(3)

The notice is to be treated as having been hand delivered under paragraph (1)(a)—

(a)

in the case of a body corporate, if it is hand delivered to the secretary or clerk of the body;

(b)

in the case of a partnership, if it is hand delivered to a partner or a person having control or management of the partnership business.

(4)

In this regulation, “electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000^f1.

(5)

See section 233 of the Local Government Act 1972^f2 for additional provision about the methods by which billing authorities may serve documents.

Annotations

f1: 2000 c. 7. Section 15(1) was amended by paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).
f2: 1972 c. 70. There are amendments not relevant to this instrument.