46Notices etc to be written in other languages

#### 46 Notices etc to be written in other languages 46 Notices etc to be written in other languages > > (1) If— > > > > > (a) the Ombudsman is required, by or under this Act, to cause a document or other instrument to be served on any person, and > > > > > (b) it appears to the Ombudsman that the person is blind or illiterate or is not literate in the English language, > > > > the Ombudsman is, in so far as it is reasonably practicable, to cause the information contained in the document or other instrument to be communicated to the person in a manner that the person understands, which may include (in the case of a person who is literate in another language) by means of a document or other instrument written in that other language. > > > (2) Failure to comply with this section does not affect any thing done under any other provision of this Act. > > **s 46 (previously s 116):** Am 1997 No 77, Sch 1.6 \[13\]; 2002 No 42, Sch 1 \[38\]. Renumbered 2002 No 42, Sch 1 \[46\].