32Giving of notice(1)

In this Part and Part 2 of this Act, any reference to a notice being given to a person providing, or seeking to provide, a care service shall be construed as a reference to its being—

(a)

delivered, where the person is—

(i)

an individual, to that individual;

(ii)

a body corporate, to the secretary or clerk of that body; or

(iii)

a firm, to a partner of that firm; or

(b)

sent by post, properly addressed to the person, in a registered letter or by the recorded delivery service,

but a notice sent by post shall be deemed not given until the third day after the day of posting.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1) above, a letter is properly addressed to—

(a)

a body corporate, if addressed to the body at its registered or principal office;

(b)

a firm, if addressed to the firm at its principal office; or

(c)

any other person, if addressed to the person at the address last known.