4.—(1) A licence delivered or a notice communicated by personally delivering it is to be treated as delivered or communicated immediately it is so delivered.
(2) Subject to paragraph (7), a licence delivered or a notice communicated by post is to be treated as delivered or communicated 48 hours after the end of the day on which it was posted.
(3) A licence delivered or a notice communicated by leaving it at the address or place of business of an owner, charterer or their nominee, or in the hands of a person there who is apparently over the age of 16, is to be treated as delivered or communicated 24 hours after the time at which it was left.
(4) A licence delivered or a notice communicated by transmission by means of an electronic communication as described in regulation 3(2)(d) is to be treated as delivered or communicated 24 hours after the time it was transmitted.
(5) A notice communicated by publication on a website is to be treated as communicated immediately it is published.
(6) A notice communicated by publication in a newspaper is to be treated as communicated at the end of the day on which it is published.
(7) Where -
(a)a licence is delivered or a notice is communicated by post; and
(b)in accordance with paragraph (2), the day on which the licence or notice is to be treated as delivered or communicated is –
(i)a Sunday; or
(ii)a public holiday,
the licence or notice is to be treated as delivered or communicated at the end of the next day following which is not a public holiday.