Part X General and Supplementary

General

113 Service of notices.

1

This section has effect in relation to any notice, directions or other document required or authorised by or under any provision of this Act or by the rules of a friendly society to be served on any person other than the Commission and the central office but subject, in the case of notices or other documents to be given or sent to members of a friendly society, to any provision of its rules.

2

Any such document may be served on the person in question—

a

by delivering it to him;

b

by leaving it at his proper address; or

c

by sending it by post to him at that address.

3

Any such document may—

a

in the case of a friendly society, be served on the secretary of the society;

b

in the case of a body corporate (other than an incorporated friendly society), be served on the secretary or clerk of that body;

c

in the case of a partnership, be served on any partner;

d

in the case of an unincorporated association, other than a partnership or a registered friendly society or registered branch, be served on any member of its governing body.

4

For the purposes of this section and section 7 of the M1Interpretation Act 1978 (service of documents) in its application to this section, the proper address of any person is—

a

in the case of a friendly society or its secretary, the address of its registered office;

b

in the case of a member of an incorporated friendly society, his registered address;

c

in the case of a member of the committee of management or the chief executive of a friendly society, his officially notified address;

d

in the case of a body corporate (other than an incorporated friendly society), its secretary or clerk, the address of its registered or principal office in the United Kingdom;

e

in the case of an unincorporated association (other than a partnership, registered friendly society or registered branch) or a member of its governing body, its principal office in the United Kingdom;

and, in any other case, his last-known address (whether of his residence or of a place where he carries on business or is employed).