{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quality-contracts-schemes-qcs-boards-england-regulations-2009/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quality-contracts-schemes-qcs-boards-england-regulations-2009/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/3243",
  "legislation_title": "The Quality Contracts Schemes (QCS Boards) (England) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quality-contracts-schemes-qcs-boards-england-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Procedure for giving written notice",
  "text": "(1) Where, by virtue of any provision in these Regulations, notice is required to be given in writing to any person, except where the only requirement is for the notice to be published in a newspaper, notice may be given by—\n(a) delivering it to the person by hand;\n(b) delivering it by post to the proper address of the person;\n(c) leaving it at the proper address of the person;\n(d) transmitting it, subject to paragraph (2), in electronic format to the proper address of the person; or\n(e) any other means as may be agreed between the person giving notice and the intended recipient.\n(2) Written notice may be transmitted in electronic format only where the intended recipient—\n(a) has indicated to the person giving notice, and has not subsequently withdrawn the indication, that receipt of notices in electronic format will be accepted; and\n(b) has provided the person giving notice with the fax number, e-mail address or other electronic address to which such notices may be sent.\n(3) For the purposes of this regulation—\n(a) the proper address of a person who has provided the person giving notice with an address for postal service or hand delivery is that address in relation to postal service or hand delivery;\n(b) the proper address of a person who has provided the person giving notice with an electronic address described in paragraph (2)(b) is that address in relation to transmission in electronic format;\n(c) the proper address of a person who has provided the person giving notice with an address for the service of notices by any other means is that address in relation to such other means; and\n(d) the proper address of a person to whom sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) do not apply is—\n(i) in the case of a corporation, the registered or principal office of the corporation; and\n(ii) in any other case, the last known address of the person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3243/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:59:03.848265+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."
}