15.—(1) These Regulations must be enforced by the Secretary of State.
(2) Schedule 2 has effect.
16.—(1) Any document served under these Regulations must be in writing and will be validly served on a person if—
(a)it is delivered to that person at their proper address;
(b)it is sent to that person’s proper address by first class post, recorded delivery or prepaid registered post;
(c)it is sent by electronic means to that person’s proper address.
(2) In the case of a body corporate, a document may be served on a director of that body.
(3) In the case of a partnership, a document may be served on a partner or a person having control or management of the partnership business.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, “proper address” means—
(a)in the case of a body corporate or its director—
(i)the registered or principal office of that body; or
(ii)the email address of the secretary or clerk of that body;
(b)in the case of a partnership or a partner or person having control or management of the partnership business—
(i)the principal office of the partnership; or
(ii)the email address of a partner or person having that control or management;
(c)in any other case, a person’s last known address, which address may be an email address.
(5) In this regulation, “partnership” includes a Scottish partnership.
(6) Service is deemed to have been given—
(a)in the case of notifications given under paragraph (1)(a), on the first working day after the day on which the document is delivered;
(b)in the case of notifications given under paragraph (1)(b), on the second working day after the day on which the document is sent;
(c)in the case of notifications given under paragraph (1)(c), on the first working day after the day on which the document is sent.
17.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—
(a)carry out a review of the regulatory provision contained in these Regulations; and
(b)publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.
(2) The first report must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the date on which these Regulations come into force.
(3) Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding five years.