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Children's Services Act 1996
180Service of notices
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180 Service of notices
(1) If this Act requires or permits a notice to be served on a person, the notice may be served—
(a) on an individual by—
(i) delivering it to the individual personally; or
(ii) leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the address notified to the sender by the individual as an address at which service of notices under this Act will be accepted or otherwise the address of the place of residence or business of the individual last known to the person serving the document; or
(iii) sending it by facsimile transmission to a facsimile number notified to the sender by the individual as an address at which service of notices under this Act will be accepted; or
(iv) sending it by email to an internet address notified to the sender by the individual as an address at which service of notices under this Act will be accepted; or
(b) on a person other than an individual by—
(i) leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the address notified to the sender by the person as an address at which service of notices under this Act will be accepted or otherwise the address of the head office, a registered office or the principal place of business of the person; or
(ii) sending it by facsimile transmission to a facsimile number notified to the sender by the person as an address at which service of notices under this Act will be accepted; or
(iii) sending it by email to an internet address notified to the sender by the person as an address at which service of notices under this Act will be accepted.
(2) Subsection (1) applies whether the word "deliver", "give", "notify", "send" or "serve" or another expression is used.
(3) Subsection (1) does not affect the power of a court or tribunal to authorise service of a notice otherwise than as provided in that subsection.
S. 181 inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 15.