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9.—(1) A notice required or authorised to be served under these Regulations on any person must be in writing and may be served on a person by—
(a)personal delivery;
(b)leaving it at the person’s proper address; or
(c)sending it by post or by electronic means to the person’s proper address.
(2) In the case of a body corporate, a notice may be served on an officer of that body.
(3) In the case of a partnership, a notice may be served on a partner or person who has control or management of the partnership business.
(4) In the case of an unincorporated association, a notice may be served on an officer of the association or a member of its governing body.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978(1) (references to service by post) in its application to this regulation, “proper address” means—
(a)in the case of a body corporate or an officer of that body—
(i)the address of the registered or principal office of the body; or
(ii)the email address of the officer;
(b)in the case of a partnership or a partner or person who has control or management of the partnership business—
(i)the address of the registered or principal office of the partnership; or
(ii)the email address of the partner or person who has control or management of the partnership business;
(c)in the case of an unincorporated association or an officer of the association or member of its governing body—
(i)the address of the principal office of the association; or
(ii)the email address of the officer or member;
(d)in any other case, a person’s last known address, which includes an email address.
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5), the principal office of a body corporate registered outside the United Kingdom or of a partnership or unincorporated association carrying on a business outside the United Kingdom is its principal office in the United Kingdom.
(7) If a person to be served with a notice has specified an address in the United Kingdom (other than that person’s proper address) at which that person or someone on that person’s behalf will accept notices, that address must instead be treated as that person’s proper address.
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