217Service of documents on natural persons

217 Service of documents on natural persons

A document required or permitted by this Act to be served on a person other than a corporation must be served—

(a) by delivering the document to that person personally; or

(b) by prepaying and posting the document as a letter addressed to that person at his or her last known place of residence or business or, if he or she is carrying on business at 2 or more places, at one of those places; or

(c) by leaving the document at the last known place of residence of that person with some person apparently a resident of that place and apparently not less than 16 years of age; or

(d) by leaving the document at the last known place of business of that person, or if he or she is carrying on business at 2 or more places, at one of those places, with some person apparently in the service of that person and apparently not less than sixteen years of age.