Building Control Act · s 65

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65.
Service of documents
(1) Any notice, order or document required or authorised to be served under this Act is deemed to be sufficiently served —
(a) by delivering a copy thereof personally or by leaving it with some adult person at the last known place of residence of the person on whom the notice is to be served;
(b) by leaving it at the usual or last known place of residence or business of the person on whom the notice is to be served in a cover addressed to that person or by posting it upon a conspicuous part of those premises;
(c) by sending it by registered post addressed to the person on whom the notice is to be served at his usual or last known place of residence or business; or
(d) in the case of an incorporated company, a partnership or a body of persons —
(i) by delivering it to the secretary or other like officer of the company, partnership or body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business; or
(ii) by sending it by registered post addressed to the company, partnership or body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business.
(2) Any notice, order or document required or authorised to be served under this Act on the owner or occupier of any premises or building is also deemed to be sufficiently served by delivering a copy thereof personally to some adult person on the premises or building or, if there is no such person to

Building Control whom it can with reasonable diligence be delivered, by affixing the notice, order or document to some conspicuous part of the premises or building.
(3) Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on the owner or the occupier of any premises is deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the “owner” or
“occupier” of the premises without further details.
(4) Any notice, order or document to be issued by the Authority under this Act or the building regulations may be issued in such form as the
Authority may determine and every such notice, order or document shall be valid if the signature of the Authority or any officer authorised under this Act is duly printed or written thereon.
(5) Any notice, order or document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with subsection (1) is deemed to be duly served on the person at the time when the notice, order or document, as the case may be, would in the ordinary course of post be delivered and, in proving service of the notice, order or document, it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the same was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.

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s 65Service of documents

(1)

Any notice, order or document required or authorised to be served under this Act is deemed to be sufficiently served —

(a)

by delivering a copy thereof personally or by leaving it with some adult person at the last known place of residence of the person on whom the notice is to be served;

(b)

by leaving it at the usual or last known place of residence or business of the person on whom the notice is to be served in a cover addressed to that person or by posting it upon a conspicuous part of those premises;

(c)

by sending it by registered post addressed to the person on whom the notice is to be served at his usual or last known place of residence or business; or

(d)

in the case of an incorporated company, a partnership or a body of persons —

(i)

by delivering it to the secretary or other like officer of the company, partnership or body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business; or

(ii)

by sending it by registered post addressed to the company, partnership or body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business.

(2)

Any notice, order or document required or authorised to be served under this Act on the owner or occupier of any premises or building is also deemed to be sufficiently served by delivering a copy thereof personally to some adult person on the premises or building or, if there is no such person to

Building Control whom it can with reasonable diligence be delivered, by affixing the notice, order or document to some conspicuous part of the premises or building.

(3)

Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on the owner or the occupier of any premises is deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the “owner” or

“occupier” of the premises without further details.

(4)

Any notice, order or document to be issued by the Authority under this Act or the building regulations may be issued in such form as the

Authority may determine and every such notice, order or document shall be valid if the signature of the Authority or any officer authorised under this Act is duly printed or written thereon.

(5)

Any notice, order or document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with subsection (1) is deemed to be duly served on the person at the time when the notice, order or document, as the case may be, would in the ordinary course of post be delivered and, in proving service of the notice, order or document, it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the same was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.