The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

Giving notices, notifications and directions, and the submission of forms

10.—(1) In this regulation, “ instrument” means a notice, notification, certificate, direction or form under these Regulations.

(2) An instrument must be in writing.

(3) An instrument may be served on or given to a person by—

(a) personal delivery,

(b) leaving it at the person’s proper address, or

(c) sending it by post or electronic means to the person’s proper address.

(4) In the case of a body corporate, an instrument may be served on or given to a director of that body or the secretary or clerk.

(5) In the case of a partnership, an instrument may be served on or given to a partner or a person having control or management of the partnership business.

(6) In paragraph (3), “proper address” means—

(a) in the case of a body corporate, a director of the body or the secretary or clerk—

(i) the registered or principal office of that body, or

(ii) the email address of the director, secretary or clerk;

(b) in the case of a partnership or a partner or person having control or management of the partnership business—

(i) the principal office of the partnership, or

(ii) the email address of a partner or a person having that control or management;

(c) in any other case, a person’s last known address, which includes an email address.

(7) For the purposes of paragraph (6), the principal office of a company registered outside the United Kingdom or of a partnership established outside the United Kingdom is their principal office in the United Kingdom.

(8) A form provided by the regulator which specifies an electronic address for submission may be submitted electronically to that address.

(9) A form provided by the regulator for completion and submission through a website may be submitted through that site.