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).