PART 8Inspection, enforcement and miscellaneous provisions
NoticesI132
1
Any notice served under these Regulations must be in writing and may be amended, suspended or revoked in writing at any time.
2
A notice may be served on or given to a person by—
a
personal delivery;
b
leaving it at the person’s proper address; or
c
sending it by post or by electronic means to the person’s proper address.
3
In the case of a body corporate, a notice may be served on or given to an officer of that body.
4
In the case of a partnership, a notice may be served on or given to a partner or a person having control or management of the partnership business.
5
In the case of an unincorporated association, a notice may be served on or given to an officer of the association.
6
For the purposes of this regulation and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 197835 (service of documents by post) to the extent that it applies, “proper address” means—
a
in the case of a body corporate or an officer of that body—
i
the registered or principal office of that body, or
ii
the email address of the officer;
b
in the case of a partnership or a partner or person having control or management of the partnership business—
i
the principal office of the partnership, or
ii
the email address of the partner or person having that control or management;
c
in the case of an unincorporated association or an officer of the association—
i
the office of the association, or
ii
the email address of the officer;
d
in any other case, a person’s last known address, which includes an email address.
7
For the purposes of paragraph (6), the principal office of a body corporate registered outside the United Kingdom or of a partnership or Scottish partnership established outside the United Kingdom is its principal office in the United Kingdom.
8
If the name or address of any occupier of premises on whom a notice is to be served or given under these Regulations cannot, after reasonable inquiry, be ascertained, the notice may be served by leaving it conspicuously affixed to a building or object on the premises.
9
A notice may require any action that an inspector reasonably believes is necessary for controlling the spread of disease.
10
A notice may specify that a person in receipt of it must immediately inform an inspector of its safe receipt.
11
A person must comply with the terms of any notice served, given or displayed under these Regulations.
12
In this regulation—
“body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership;
“director”, in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate;
“officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate;
“partnership” includes a Scottish partnership, but does not include a limited liability partnership.