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 F1Authority 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).