7.—(a) Section 37(1) of the Act has effect as if it read —
“Any notice or other document required under this Part to be served on a person providing or managing, or intending to provide or manage, an adult placement scheme may be served on him—
(a)by being delivered personally to him; or
(b)by being sent by post to him in a registered letter or by the recorded delivery service at his proper address.”.
(b)Section 37(2) of the Act has effect as if it read —
“For the purposes of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978(1) (which defines “service by post”) a letter addressed to a person providing or managing, or intending to provide or manage, an adult placement scheme enclosing a notice or other document under this Act shall be deemed to be properly addressed if it is addressed to him at the principal office of the adult placement scheme.”.