The General Osteopathic Council (Continuing Professional Development) Rules Order of Council 2006

Sending of notices

15.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), any notice or form to be sent by the Registrar under these Rules shall—

(a) be sent by first class post to the person’s address as it appears in the register, or, if his last known address differs from the address in the register or if his name is not registered, to his last known address; and

(b) be treated as having been sent on the day that it was posted.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a notice of final warning to be sent by the Registrar under rule 9(3) shall—

(a) be sent by a postal or courier service in which delivery is recorded to the address of the osteopath as it appears in the register, or, if his last known address differs from the address in the register, to his last known address; and

(b) be treated as having been sent on the day that it was posted or delivered by the courier.

(3) Any notice or form to be sent by the Registrar under these Rules may be served by an electronic communication, but only if—

(a) the intended recipient consents in writing to the receipt of such notices or forms by electronic communication; and

(b) the communication is sent to the number or address specified by that person when giving consent.

(4) In this rule, “electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000(1).

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2000 c.7.