84Service of documents

84 Service of documents

(1)  A document that is required or permitted under this Act to be given to a person is effectively given if –

(a) in the case of a natural person, it is –

(i) given to the person; or

(ii) left at, or sent by post to, the person's postal or residential address or place or address of business or employment last known to the giver of the document; or

(iii) faxed to the person's fax number; or

(iv) emailed to the person's email address; and

(b) in the case of any other person, it is –

(i) left at, or sent by post to, the person's principal or registered office or principal place of business; or

(ii) faxed to the person's fax number; or

(iii) emailed to the person's email address.

(2)  A document is taken to be given to a person –

(a) if it is given to the person, on the day it is so given; or

(b) if it is left at an address, office or place under subsection (1)(a)(ii) or subsection (1)(b)(i) , on the day it is so left; or

(c) if it is sent by post under subsection (1)(a)(ii) or subsection (1)(b)(i) , on the day the document would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post; or

(d) if it is faxed or emailed under subsection (1)(a)(iii) or (iv) or subsection (1)(b)(ii) or (iii) , on the day it is faxed or emailed.