Fair Trading Act 1986

Miscellaneous provisions

47I: Service of notices

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"How to give someone official notice"

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You can serve a notice to someone by delivering it to them. You can also leave it at their home or work, or post it to them. You can even email it to them. If you send a notice by a service that tracks delivery, it is treated as delivered when it would normally arrive. You just need to prove you sent it to the right address. If you email a notice, it is treated as received two working days later. You just need to prove you sent it to the right email address. If you need to serve a notice on a group, you can give it to the person in charge. This is treated as serving the notice on all members of the group.

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Part 6Miscellaneous provisions

47IService of notices

  1. Any notice that is authorised to be served on, or given to, any person for the purposes of section 47G may be served or given by—

  2. delivering it to that person; or
    1. leaving it at—
      1. his or her usual or last known place of residence or business; or
        1. at the address specified by him or her in any notice, application, or other document made, given, or tendered to the Commission under this Act; or
        2. posting it by letter addressed to him or her at that place of residence or business or at that address; or
          1. emailing it to the person at an email address that is used by the person.
            1. If any notice is sent to any person by a service that records delivery, then,—

            2. unless the contrary is proved, the notice must be treated as having been delivered to him or her when it would have been delivered in the ordinary course of business for that service; and
              1. in proving the delivery, it is sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and provided to the service.
                1. In the absence of proof to the contrary, a notice that is emailed to a person must be treated as received by the person on the second working day after the date on which it is emailed, and, in proving that the notice was emailed, it is sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and sent to the email address.

                2. If the notice is required to be served on an association or body of persons,—

                3. the notice may be served on the secretary, executive officer, manager, or other officer holding a similar position in the association or body; and
                  1. service on the association or body must, unless otherwise directed by the Commission, be treated as service on all persons who are members of the association or body, or who are represented on the association or body by those members.
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                    Notes
                    • Section 47I: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 31).
                    • Section 47I(1)(c): amended, on , by section 64(1) of the Electronic Interactions Reform Act 2017 (2017 No 50).
                    • Section 47I(1)(d): inserted, on , by section 64(2) of the Electronic Interactions Reform Act 2017 (2017 No 50).
                    • Section 47I(2): amended, on , by section 64(3) of the Electronic Interactions Reform Act 2017 (2017 No 50).
                    • Section 47I(2)(a): amended, on , by section 64(4) of the Electronic Interactions Reform Act 2017 (2017 No 50).
                    • Section 47I(2)(b): amended, on , by section 64(5) of the Electronic Interactions Reform Act 2017 (2017 No 50).
                    • Section 47I(2A): inserted, on , by section 64(6) of the Electronic Interactions Reform Act 2017 (2017 No 50).