PART 1PRELIMINARY
Service by post3
1
Subject to paragraph (5), any notice (except a penalty charge notice served under regulation 5) or charge certificate under these Regulations —
a
may be served by first class post; and
b
where the person on whom it is to be served is a body corporate, is duly served if it is sent by first class post to the secretary or clerk of that body.
2
Service of a notice or charge certificate contained in a letter sent by first class post which has been properly addressed, pre-paid and posted shall, unless the contrary is proved, be taken to have been effected on the second working day after the day of posting.
3
In paragraph (2), “working day” means any day except—
a
a Saturday or a Sunday;
b
New Year’s Day;
c
Good Friday;
d
Christmas Day;
e
any other day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19716.
4
A document may be transmitted to a vehicle hire firm (as defined in regulation 4(4) of the General Provisions Regulations) by a means of electronic data transmission where—
a
the vehicle hire firm has indicated in writing to the person sending the notice or document that it is willing to regard a document as having been duly sent to it if it is transmitted to a specified electronic address; and
b
the document is transmitted to that address.
5
Nothing in this regulation applies to the service of any notice or order made by a county court.