Part 30Miscellaneous provisions applying to this Act generally
Service of documents
458Service of documents
Where for the purposes of this Act any document is to be served on, or any notice, notification, or instructions is or are to be given to, any person, that document may be served and any notice, notification, or instructions may be given,—
- in any case, by delivering a copy personally to the person concerned or by leaving a copy at his or her last known place of abode; or
- if the person concerned is a master of a ship, where there is a master, or a person belonging to a ship, by leaving a copy for him or her on board the ship with the person appearing to be in command or charge of the ship and explaining to that person the nature of the document, notice, notification, or instructions; or
- if the person concerned is a master of a ship, where there is no master and the ship is within the limits or territorial sea of New Zealand, on the owner of the ship resident in New Zealand, on the agent of the ship in New Zealand, or, where no such agent is known or can be found, by fixing a copy to the mast of the ship or (if there is no mast) to some other conspicuous part of the ship; or
- in any other manner provided for service of that document, notice, notification, or instruction by this Act or by rules or regulations made under this Act.
Compare
- 1952 No 49 s 498