Holiday Parks (Long-term Casual Occupation) Act 2002
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47 Service of documents
47 Service of documents
(1) A notice or other document required to be given to an occupant under this Act may be given—
(a) by delivering it personally to the occupant or a person apparently of or above the age of 16 years by whom the occupation fees payable by the occupant are ordinarily paid, or
(b) by delivering it to the site occupied by the occupant and by leaving it there with some person apparently of or above the age of 16 years for the occupant, or
(c) by sending it by post to the site occupied by the occupant and to the principal place of residence of the occupant, or
(c1) by email to an email address specified by the occupant for the service of documents of that kind, or
(c2) by other electronic means to an address or location specified by the occupant for the service of documents of that kind, or
(d) in any other manner that may be prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section or approved by the Tribunal.
(2) A notice or other document required to be given to a park owner under this Act may be given—
(a) by delivering it personally to the park owner, the park manager or a person apparently of or above the age of 16 years to whom the occupation fees payable to the park owner are ordinarily paid, or
(b) by sending it by post to the park owner’s, or park manager’s, usual place of residence, business or employment, or
(c) (Repealed)
(c1) by email to an email address specified by the park owner or park manager for the service of documents of that kind, or
(c2) by other electronic means to an address or location specified by the park owner or park manager for the service of documents of that kind, or
(d) in any other manner that may be prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section or approved by the Tribunal.
(3) Nothing in this section affects the operation of a provision of a law or of the rules of a court authorising a document to be served on a person by another method.
(4) This section does not apply to a notice of termination given under an occupation agreement.