PART 4Miscellaneous

Administrative requirements

I153Procedure for service, etc

1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the procedure which must be followed when a provision of or made under this Act requires or allows a notice, order, notification or document of any kind to be given or served.

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The regulations may, in particular, make provision—

a

as to the manner in which a document must be given or served,

b

as to the address to which a document must be sent,

c

requiring, or allowing, a document to be sent electronically,

d

for treating a document as having been given, received or served on a date or at a time determined in accordance with the regulations,

e

as to what must, or may, be done if a sender or an intended recipient is not an individual,

f

as to what must, or may, be done if a person is treated by virtue of Schedule 1 as holding an interest or right for the purposes of this Act,

g

as to what must, or may, be done if a sender or an intended recipient is outside the United Kingdom.

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Section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (service of notice by post) has effect in relation to provisions made under this Act subject to any provision made by regulations under this section.