257Notices and other instruments to be written in other languages

#### 257 Notices and other instruments to be written in other languages 257 Notices and other instruments to be written in other languages > > (1) If— > > > > > (a) the Secretary is required, by or under this Act, to cause a notice or other instrument to be served on a person, and > > > > > (b) it appears to the Secretary that the person is not literate in the English language but is literate in another language, > > > > the Secretary must, in so far as it is reasonably practicable, cause the notice or other instrument to be written in that other language. > > > (2) The notice or other instrument must be written in such a form that there is a reasonable expectation that its contents will be understood by the person on whom it is served. > > > (3) Failure to comply with subsection (1) does not invalidate any thing done under any other provision of this Act.