# The Social Security (Further Methods of Recovery) Regulations 2026, Regulation 5: Day on which a notice or order is given by the Secretary of State


(1) A notice or order under Schedule 3ZA is given to a person by the Secretary of State on a day calculated by reference to the method by which it is given, as set out in the first column of Table 1, and the corresponding provision set out in the second column of Table 1.
Table 1
Method of delivery
Day given to the person
First class post (or other service which provides for delivery on the next working day )
on the second working day after the day it was posted, or on the third working day after the day it was posted where paragraph (2) applies.
Second class post (or other service which provides for delivery within two to three working days)
on the fifth working day after the day it was posted, or on the sixth working day after the day it was posted where paragraph (2) applies.
Email
on the first working day after the day it was sent.
Any other method
on the first working day after the day it was sent, posted or transmitted.
(2) This paragraph applies where the notice or order is posted after 5.00 p.m. on a working day, or at any time on a day which is not a working day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1069/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-further-methods-of-recovery-regulations-2026/regulation-5
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