PART 5The Information Commissioner
Reports etc
141Notices from the Commissioner
1
This section applies in relation to a notice authorised or required by this Act to be given to a person by the Commissioner.
2
The notice may be given to an individual—
a
by delivering it to the individual,
b
by sending it to the individual by post addressed to the individual at his or her usual or last-known place of residence or business, or
c
by leaving it for the individual at that place.
3
The notice may be given to a body corporate or unincorporate—
a
by sending it by post to the proper officer of the body at its principal office, or
b
by addressing it to the proper officer of the body and leaving it at that office.
4
The notice may be given to a partnership in Scotland—
a
by sending it by post to the principal office of the partnership, or
b
by addressing it to that partnership and leaving it at that office.
5
The notice may be given to the person by other means, including by electronic means, with the person’s consent.
6
In this section—
“principal office”, in relation to a registered company, means its registered office;
“proper officer”, in relation to any body, means the secretary or other executive officer charged with the conduct of its general affairs;
“registered company” means a company registered under the enactments relating to companies for the time being in force in the United Kingdom.
7
This section is without prejudice to any other lawful method of giving a notice.