Part 18Miscellaneous and supplementary

Enforcement powers of Commission etc.

C1339Service of orders and directions

1

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

2

Any such order or direction may be served on a person (other than a body corporate) by—

a

delivering it to that person,

b

leaving it at that person's last known address in the United Kingdom, or

c

sending it by post to that person at that address.

3

Any such order or direction 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 Commission for the purposes of this subsection.

5

In this section any reference to the Commission includes, in relation to a direction under section 47(2) (obtaining evidence etc. for the purposes of an inquiry), a reference to any person conducting an inquiry under section 46.