The Land Registration Rules 2003

Service of notice

199.—(1) All notices which the registrar is required to give may be served—

(a) by post, to any postal address in the United Kingdom entered in the register as an address for service,

(b) by post, to any postal address outside the United Kingdom entered in the register as an address for service,

(c) by leaving the notice at any postal address in the United Kingdom entered in the register as an address for service,

(d) by directing the notice to the relevant box number at any document exchange entered in the register as an address for service,

(e) by electronic transmission to the electronic address entered in the register as an address for service,

(f) subject to paragraph (3), by fax, or

(g) by any of the methods of service given in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) to any other address where the registrar believes the addressee is likely to receive it.

(2) In paragraph (1) references to an address or box number “entered in the register as an address for service” include an address for service given under rule 198(2)(h), whether or not it is entered in the register.

(3) The notice may be served by fax if the recipient has informed the registrar in writing—

(a) that the recipient is willing to accept service of the notice by fax, and

(b) of the fax number to which it should be sent.

(4) Service of a notice which is served in accordance with this rule shall be regarded as having taken place at the time shown in the table below—

Method of service	Time of service
Post to an address in the United Kingdom	The second working day after posting
Leaving at a postal address	The working day after it was left
Post to an address outside the United Kingdom	The seventh working day after posting
Document exchange	On the second working day after it was left at the registrar’s document exchange
Fax	The working day after transmission
Electronic transmission to an electronic address	The second working day after transmission

(5) In this rule “post” means pre-paid delivery by a postal service which seeks to deliver documents within the United Kingdom no later than the next working day in all or the majority of cases, and to deliver outside the United Kingdom within such a period as is reasonable in all the circumstances.

(6) In paragraphs (4) and (5), “working day” means any day from Monday to Friday (inclusive) which is not Christmas Day, Good Friday or any other day either specified or declared by proclamation under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1) or appointed by the Lord Chancellor.

(1)

1971 c. 80.