Singapore legislation
Section 45
Section 45
Service of documents
(1)
A notice or other document required or authorised by this Act to be served on any person may be served —
in the case of an individual —
by delivering it to the individual personally;
by leaving it with an adult person apparently resident at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the usual or last known address of the individual’s place of residence;
by leaving it with an adult person apparently employed at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the usual or last known address of the individual’s place of business;
by sending it by fax to the usual or last known address of the individual’s place of residence or business; or
by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place at the usual or last known address of residence or business of the individual;
in the case of a partnership other than a limited liability partnership —
by delivering it to any one of the partners or the secretary or other like officer of the partnership; or
by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post or fax to, the principal or last known place of business of the partnership in Singapore;
in the case of a body corporate that is a management corporation or subsidiary management corporation for a strata title plan —
by delivering it to the chairperson, secretary or other member of the council of the management corporation or the executive committee of the subsidiary management corporation, as the case may be; or
by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post or fax to, the address of the management corporation or subsidiary management corporation, as recorded on the folio of the land-register comprising the strata title plan; or
in the case of any limited liability partnership or any other body corporate —
by delivering it to the secretary or other like officer of the body corporate or, in the case of a limited liability partnership, the manager thereof; or
by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post or fax to, the registered office or principal office of the limited liability partnership or body corporate in Singapore.
(2)
If the Collector is unable after due inquiry to ascertain the whereabouts of any person on whom a notice or other document is required by this Act to be served, the notice or document may be given or served —
by placing it on a board or other structure in a conspicuous place on the land to which the notice relates and by fixing a copy of the same notice or document in a conspicuous place in the office of the Collector; or
by publishing a copy of it in one or more daily local newspapers circulating in Singapore.
(3)
Where any notice or other document is —
sent by fax in accordance with subsection (1) — it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed when there is an acknowledgment by electronic or other means to the effect that the notice or document has been received at the place of residence or business or registered office or principal office, as the case may be;
sent by prepaid registered post — it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed 2 days after the day the notice or document was posted, unless it is returned undelivered; or
served by publishing a copy of it in one or more daily local newspapers circulating in Singapore — it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed on the day of the last publication.
(4)
This section does not apply to notices and documents required to be served in proceedings in court.