40A Service of orders and directions under this Act.

1

This section applies to any order or direction made or given by the Commissioners under this Act.

2

An order or direction to which this section applies may be served on a person (other than a body corporate)—

a

by delivering it to that person;

b

by leaving it at his last known address in the United Kingdom; or

c

by sending it by post to him at that address.

3

An order or direction to which this section applies may be served on a body corporate by delivering it or sending it by post—

a

to the registered or principal office of the body in the United Kingdom, or

b

if it has no such office in the United Kingdom, to any place in the United Kingdom where it carries on business or conducts its activities (as the case may be).

4

Any such order or direction may also be served on a person (including a body corporate) by sending it by post to that person at an address notified by that person to the Commissioners for the purposes of this subsection.

5

In this section any reference to the Commissioners includes, in relation to a direction given under section 6(3) of this Act, a reference to any person conducting an inquiry under that section.