Use of electronic communication
6.—(1) Any document to which this regulation applies may, in addition to any other method of service authorised by the Act, be served by means of electronic communication and any reference in these Regulations to writing, however expressed, in relation to such a document, is to be construed as including a reference to a form capable of being stored on a computer, transmitted to and from a computer, and read by means of a computer.
(2) This regulation applies to:
(a)any copy of a notice of objection under section 5(3) of the Act; and
(b)any copy of a notice of a proposal to carry out coast protection work, if the person on whom it is required to be served agrees to accept service of that document by electronic means.