Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

124 Sending S

(1) Where a provision of this Act requires that a thing be sent—

(a) to a person it shall suffice, for the purposes of that provision, that the thing be sent to an agent of the person;

(b) to an owner of property but only the property is known and not the name of the owner, it shall suffice, for the purposes of that provision, that the thing be sent there addressed to “The Owner” (or using some other such expression, as for example “The Proprietor”).

(2) Except in subsection (3) below, in this Act any reference to a thing being sent shall be construed as a reference to its being—

(a) posted;

(b) delivered; or

(c) transmitted by electronic means.

(3) For the purposes of any provision of this Act, a thing posted shall be taken to be sent on the day of posting; and a thing transmitted by electronic means, to be sent on the day of transmission.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 124 applied by Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 (c. 42), Sch. 1 para. 6C (as inserted (1.11.2003) by Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9), s. 109(4B) (as that is inserted by The Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/503), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 13(c)); S.S.I. 2003/454, art. 2(1))