Part 5Social care and social work: scrutiny and improvement
Chapter 5Miscellaneous
I1I2101Giving of notice
1
In Chapters 3 and 4, any reference to a notice being given to a person providing, or seeking to provide, a care service is to be construed as a reference to its being—
a
delivered, where the person is—
i
an individual, to that individual,
ii
a body corporate, to the secretary or clerk of that body, or
iii
a firm, to a partner of that firm, or
b
sent by post, properly addressed to the person, in a registered letter or by the recorded delivery service,
but a notice sent by post is taken not to have been received until the third day after the day of posting.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1), a letter is properly addressed to—
a
a body corporate, if addressed to the body at its registered or principal office,
b
a firm, if addressed to the firm at its principal office, or
c
any other person, if addressed to the person at the address last known.