Regulation 24 Service of notice or application

(1)

Any notice or application given or made under these Regulations is to be regarded as having been served on a party if it is—

(a)

delivered by hand to the party;

(b)

left at the proper address of the party;

(c)

sent by post to the proper address of the party; or

(d)

transmitted to the party in electronic format in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

A document may be transmitted in electronic format where the receiving party—

(a)

has indicated in writing to the sending party, and has not withdrawn or varied that indication, that service in electronic format will be accepted; and

(b)

has provided the sending party with the fax number, e-mail address or other electronic address to which such documents should be sent.

(3)

Where the proper address includes a box number at a document exchange, delivery of a document may be effected by leaving the document addressed to that numbered box at the document exchange, or at a document exchange which transmits documents on every business day to that exchange.

(4)

Any document which is left at a document exchange in accordance with paragraph (3) is, unless the contrary is proved, to be deemed to have been delivered on the second business day after the day on which it is left.

(5)

If no address for service has been specified, the proper address for the purposes of these Regulations and of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978^f1 is to be taken to be—

(a)

in the case of an individual, the person’s usual or last known address;

(b)

in the case of a partnership, the principal or last known place of business of the partnership within the United Kingdom; or

(c)

in the case of an incorporated or unincorporated body, the registered or principal office of the body.

(6)

A person may at any time by notice to another person change the proper address of service of the first person for the purposes of these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1978 c. 30.