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Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989
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S. 27(1) amended by Nos 93/2001 s. 38, 45/2017 s. 26, 3/2019 s. 25.
(1) Subject to this section and sections 24, 26Y, 26ZS, 26ZT and 26ZU(6), a notice or other document authorised or required by this Act to be served on a person shall be deemed to have been duly served on the person—
(a) if it is delivered to him or her personally; or
(b) if it is left at his or her last known residence or business premises with a person apparently over 16 years of age and apparently residing or employed there; or
(c) if it is sent to him or her by post.
S. 27(2) amended by Nos 44/1997
s. 45, 44/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 101.2).
(2) Subsection (1) is in addition to and does not derogate from the provisions of the Corporations Act with respect to service.
S. 27(3) repealed by No. 44/1997
s. 50(1).
S. 27(4) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 150.5).
(4) A notice or other document authorised or required by this Act to be served on a police officer shall be deemed to have been duly served on the police officer—
(a) if it is delivered to him or her personally; or
S. 27(4)(b) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 150.5).
(b) if it is left with another police officer at the police station of which the police officer is for the time being in charge or at which he or she is for the time being stationed; or
(c) if it is sent by post to that police station.
S. 28 substituted by No. 44/1997
s. 46, amended by No. 46/1998
s. 7(Sch. 1), substituted by No. 52/1998
s. 262.