Service of documents16

1

A document to be served under these Regulations on a person may be so served—

a

by delivering it to him, or by leaving it at his proper address or by sending it to him at that address;

b

if the person is a body corporate, by serving it in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) on the secretary or clerk of that body;

c

if the person is a partnership, by serving it in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) on a partner or on a person having the control or management of the partnership business; and

d

if the person is an unincorporated body, by serving it in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) on a person having control or management of that body.

2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the proper address of any person on whom a document is to be served under these Regulations is his last known address except that—

a

in the case of service on a body corporate or its secretary or clerk, it is the address of the registered or principal office of the body corporate in the United Kingdom; and

b

in the case of service on a partnership or partner or person having the control or management of a partnership business, it is the partnership's principal place of business in the United Kingdom.

3

A person's electronic mail address may also be his proper address for the purposes of paragraph (1).