Part IV GENERAL

I176 Service of documents.

1

This section applies to—

F1a

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b

any notice or other document required or authorised to be given or served under Part II of this Act; F2...

F2c

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2

A document to which this section applies may be served on or given to 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

A document to which this section applies may be served on or given to 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 document may also be served on or given to a person (including a body corporate) by sending it by post to that person at an address notified by that person for the purposes of this subsection to the person or persons by whom it is required or authorised to be served or given.