Part 3

Miscellaneous and general

Service of notices, etc.
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1
A notice or other document required or authorised to be served on a person for the purposes of this Act may be served—
a
by delivering it to that person;
b
by leaving it at that person’s proper address; or
c
by sending it by post to that person at that address.
2
A notice or document is duly served on a body corporate or a firm—
a
in the case of a body corporate, if it is served on the secretary or clerk of that body; and
b
in the case of a firm, if it is served on a partner of that firm.
3
For the purposes of subsection (1) and of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Publication and Interpretation etc. of Acts of the Scottish Parliament) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1379), 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 that person’s last known address.
4
Where for the purposes of this Act a notice or other document is required or authorised to be served on a person as having any interest in, or as the occupier of, land and the person’s name or address cannot be ascertained after reasonable enquiry, the notice may be served by—
a
addressing it to the person by name or by the description of “owner”, or as the case may be “occupier”, of the land; and
b
leaving it—
i
in the hands of a person who is or appears to be resident or employed on the land; or
ii
leaving it conspicuously affixed to some building or object on or near the land.
5
Nothing in this section precludes the use of any other method of service.