4Giving of notices under s. 3U.K.
(1)Except in a case to which any of subsections (2) to (4) applies, a notice under section 3(3) may be given to a person only—
(a)by delivering it to him in person; or
(b)by sending it to him, by means of a postal service providing for delivery to be recorded, at his last known address.
(2)Such a notice may be given to a body corporate only—
(a)by delivering it to the secretary of that body in person; or
(b)by sending it to the appropriate person, by means of a postal service providing for delivery to be recorded, at the address of the registered or principal office of the body.
(3)Such a notice may be given to a firm only—
(a)by delivering it to a partner of the firm in person;
(b)by so delivering it to a person having the control or management of the partnership business; or
(c)by sending it to the appropriate person, by means of a postal service providing for delivery to be recorded, at the address of the principal office of the partnership.
(4)Such a notice may be given to an unincorporated body or association only—
(a)by delivering it to a member of its governing body in person; or
(b)by sending it to the appropriate person, by means of a postal service providing for delivery to be recorded, at the address of the principal office of the body or association.
(5)In the case of—
(a)a company registered outside the United Kingdom,
(b)a firm carrying on business outside the United Kingdom, or
(c)an unincorporated body or association with offices outside the United Kingdom,
the references in this section to its principal office include references to its principal office within the United Kingdom (if any).
(6)In this section “the appropriate person” means—
(a)in the case of a body corporate, the body itself or its secretary;
(b)in the case of a firm, the firm itself or a partner of the firm or a person having the control or management of the partnership business; and
(c)in the case of an unincorporated body or association, the body or association itself or a member of its governing body.
(7)For the purposes of section 3 the time at which a notice under subsection (3) of that section is to be regarded as given is—
(a)where it is delivered to a person, the time at which it is so delivered; and
(b)where it is sent by a postal service providing for delivery to be recorded, the time recorded as the time of its delivery.
(8)In this section “secretary”, in relation to a body corporate, means the secretary or other equivalent officer of the body.
Commencement Information
I1S. 4 in force at 13.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1013, art. 2(2)(a)