Prospective

29extent U.K. + Means of giving noticesU.K.

section 29 1 + (1)A notice under this Part may be given to a person by—

section 29 1 a + (a)delivering it by hand to the person,

section 29 1 b + (b)leaving it at the person’s proper address,

section 29 1 c + (c)sending it by post to the person at that address, or

section 29 1 d + (d)sending it to their email address.

section 29 2 + (2)A notice to a body corporate may be given in accordance with subsection (1) to any officer or, if the body’s affairs are managed by its members, to any member.

section 29 3 + (3)A notice to a limited partnership may be given in accordance with subsection (1) to any general partner.

section 29 4 + (4)A notice to any other partnership may be given in accordance with subsection (1) to any partner.

section 29 5 + (5)A notice to any other unincorporated association may be given in accordance with subsection (1) to any person who is concerned in the management or control of the association.

section 29 6 + (6)A person’s proper address is—

section 29 6 a + (a)in a case where the person has specified an address in the United Kingdom as one at which the person, or someone acting on the person’s behalf, will accept service of notices or other documents, that address;

section 29 6 b + (b)in any other case, the address determined in accordance with subsection (7).

section 29 7 + (7)A person’s proper address is (if subsection (6)(a) does not apply)—

section 29 7 a + (a)in the case of a body corporate (including a notice given to an officer or member of the body), the address of its registered or principal office;

section 29 7 b + (b)in the case of a partnership (including a notice given to a partner), the address of its principal office;

section 29 7 c + (c)in the case of any other unincorporated association (including a notice given to a person who is concerned in the management or control of the association), its principal office;

section 29 7 d + (d)in a case where none of paragraphs (a) to (c) apply, any address at which the person giving the notice believes, on reasonable grounds, that the notice will come to the attention of the person.

section 29 8 + (8)A person’s email address is—

section 29 8 a + (a)any email address published for the time being by that person as an address for contacting that person;

section 29 8 b + (b)if there is no such published address, any email address by means of which the person giving the notice believes, on reasonable grounds, that the notice will come to the attention of that person.

section 29 9 + (9)In the case of—

section 29 9 a + (a)a body corporate registered outside the United Kingdom,

section 29 9 b + (b)a partnership carrying on business outside the United Kingdom, or

section 29 9 c + (c)any other unincorporated association with an office outside the United Kingdom,

references to its principal office include references to its principal office in the United Kingdom or, if it has no principal office in the United Kingdom, any place in the United Kingdom where it carries on its business or conducts its activities.

section 29 10 + (10)A notice sent to a person by email is, unless the contrary is proved, to be treated as having been given at 9am on the working day immediately following the day on which it was sent.

section 29 11 + (11)term working day + In subsection (10) “working day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.