Singapore legislation

Section 77

of Animals and Birds Act 1965

Section 77

Service of documents

(1)

Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on any person, and any summons issued by a court against any person in connection with any offence under this Act may be served on the person —

(a)

by delivering it to the person or to an adult member or employee of his or her family or household at his or her usual or last known place of residence;

(b)

by leaving it at the person’s usual or last known place of residence or business in an envelope addressed to the person;

(c)

by sending it by registered post addressed to the person at the person’s 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 similar 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, document or summons 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, document or summons (as the case may be) would in the ordinary course of post be delivered and, in proving service of the notice, order, document or summons, it is sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the same was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.

(3)

Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises or any summons issued by a court against any such owner or occupier in connection with any offence under this Act may be served by delivering it or a true copy thereof to any adult person on the premises or, if there is no such person on the premises to whom it can with reasonable diligence be delivered, by affixing the notice, order, document or summons to a conspicuous part of the premises.

(4)

Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises or any summons issued by a court against any such owner or occupier in connection with any offence under this Act is deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the owner or occupier of the premises without further name or description.

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