The Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations 2010

Service of notices etc.

18.—(1) Where under any provision of these Regulations, a person is required to notify another person or body of something, that notification must be in writing.

(2) Any representation, notice or other document required or authorised to be sent under any provision of these Regulations may be sent—

(a) by sending it by post; addressed to that person at that person’s usual or last known place of abode, or in a case where an address for service has been give by that person, at that address;

(b) by sending it in a prepaid registered letter, or by recorded delivery service address to that person at that person’s usual or last known place of abode, or in a case where an address for service has been give by that person, at that address; or

(c) subject to paragraphs (3) to (6), by electronic transmission to such address as may for the time being be specified by the person for that purpose.

(3) Where a representation, notice or other document required to be sent for any purpose of these Regulations is sent by electronic transmission, the requirement shall be taken to be fulfilled where the recipient of the representation, notice or other document has consented, either in writing or by electronic transmission, to the use of electronic transmission for that purpose.

(4) Where the recipient of a representation, notice or other document sent by electronic transmission notifies the sender within 7 days of receipt that the recipient requires a paper copy of all or any part of that representation, notice or other document, the sender must provide such a copy as soon as reasonably practicable.

(5) A person may revoke their consent to the use of electronic transmission for any purpose of these Regulations by giving notice to that effect, in writing or by electronic transmission, specifying the purpose for which electronic transmission may not be used and the date on which the revocation is to take effect, being not less than 7 days after the date on which the notice is given.

(6) A revocation under paragraph (5) shall take effect on the date specified in the notice.