18Giving notice where recipient’s address is unknownS
(1)Where—
(a)under this Part, the Scottish Ministers are required to give notice to a person, and
(b)despite having made reasonable inquiries they cannot ascertain that person’s proper address,
a written notice is to be taken to have been given to the person 48 hours after the Scottish Ministers cause the notice to be conspicuously displayed on or near the premises in connection with which the notice is to be given.
(2)In subsection (1), “proper address” has the meaning given in section 26(4) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
Commencement Information
I1S. 18 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 39(2)
I2S. 18 in force at 6.1.2025 by S.S.I. 2024/370, reg. 2