http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/21/section/48/2004-09-07Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004An Act to make provision about fire and rescue authorities and their functions; to make provision about employment by, and powers of employees of, fire and rescue authorities; to make provision about education and training and pension schemes; to make provision about the supply of water; to make provision about false alarms of fire; to provide for the funding of advisory bodies; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-09Expert Participation2004-09-07 Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004s. 2(12)Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Diogelwch Adeiladau (Cymru) 2026Sch. 3 para. 6s. 138(2)Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004s. 4(8)Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Diogelwch Adeiladau (Cymru) 2026Sch. 3 para. 7s. 138(2) Part 6 481This section applies if the notice required by section 45(3)(b) or (4) is transmitted to the person to whom it is required to be given (“the recipient”)—aby means of an electronic communications network (within the meaning given by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)), orbby other means but in a form that nevertheless requires the use of apparatus by the recipient to render it intelligible.2The transmission has effect as a delivery of the notice to the recipient only if he has indicated to the fire and rescue authority on whose behalf the transmission is made his willingness to receive a notice under section 45 transmitted in the form and manner used.3An indication to a fire and rescue authority for the purposes of subsection (2)—amust be given to the authority in any manner it requires;bmay be a general indication or one that is limited to notices of a particular description;cmust state the address to be used and must be accompanied by any other information which the authority requires for the making of the transmission;dmay be modified or withdrawn at any time by a notice given to the authority in any manner it requires.4If the making of the transmission has been recorded in the computer system of the fire and rescue authority on whose behalf it is made, it must be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the transmission—awas made to the person recorded in that system as receiving it;bwas made at the time recorded in that system as the time of delivery;ccontained the information recorded on that system in respect of it.S. 48 in force at 7.9.2004 for specified purposes except in relation to W. by S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2 (with art. 3)