The National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Service of forms, etc.

31.—(1) Any form, notice, application, statement, statement-in-answer, decision or document which is required or authorised by these Regulations to be sent to or served on any person shall be in writing and shall be sent or served as follows:–

(a) in the case of the Scottish Ministers, by delivering it to them or sending it by registered post or the first class recorded delivery service addressed to them at St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh;

(b) in the case of the Tribunal or a Health Board or primary care NHS trust, by delivering it to their clerk or Chief Executive, or by sending it by registered post or the first class recorded delivery service addressed to such person at their principal office or the usual or last known address of such person;

(c) in the case of a practitioner, by delivering it to the practitioner or by sending it by registered post or the first class recorded delivery service addressed to the practitioner at the practitioner’s usual or last-known address or any address set opposite the practitioner’s name in the list of the Health Board or primary care NHS trust concerned;

(d) in the case of any other person, by delivering it to that person or by sending it by registered post or the first class recorded delivery service addressed to that person at that person’s usual or last known address.

(2) Where a party to any inquiry is represented by a solicitor it shall be a sufficient compliance with this regulation if the notice or document is sent by registered post or the first class recorded delivery service addressed to the solicitor at the solicitor’s professional address.