Part 2Investigations, prosecutions, proceedings and proceeds of crime

Chapter 1Investigatory powers of DPP, etc.

Supplementary

I1C169Manner in which disclosure notice may be given

1

This section provides for the manner in which a disclosure notice may be given under section 62.

2

The notice may be given to a person by—

a

delivering it to him,

b

leaving it at his proper address,

c

sending it by post to him at that address.

3

The notice may be given—

a

in the case of a body corporate, to the secretary or clerk of that body;

b

in the case of a partnership, to a partner or a person having the control or management of the partnership business;

c

in the case of an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), to an officer of the association.

4

For the purposes of this section and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) (service of documents by post) in its application to this section, the proper address of a person is his usual or last-known address (whether residential or otherwise), except that—

a

in the case of a body corporate or its secretary or clerk, it is the address of the registered office of that body or its principal office in the United Kingdom,

b

in the case of a partnership, a partner or a person having the control or management of the partnership business, it is that of the principal office of the partnership in the United Kingdom, and

c

in the case of an unincorporated association (other than a partnership) or an officer of the association, it is that of the principal office of the association in the United Kingdom.

5

This section does not apply to Scotland.