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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Enforcement and other matters - Enforcement measures - General provisions

112: General provisions relating to notices

You could also call this:

“Rules for giving written notices under this law”

When someone needs to give you a notice under this law, they must write it down. They can’t just tell you verbally.

The person writing the notice can address it to you using your legal name. This is the name that appears on official documents like your birth certificate or passport. They can also use your usual business name if you have one. For example, if you own a shop called “Sally’s Sweets”, they could address the notice to “Sally’s Sweets” instead of your full legal name.

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Part 4 Enforcement and other matters
Enforcement measures: General provisions

112General provisions relating to notices

  1. A notice must be in writing.

  2. A notice may be addressed to any person under the person's legal name or usual business name or style.

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