Singapore legislation

Section 38

of Residential Property Act 1976

Section 38

Service of notices, etc.

(1)

Any notice or direction or a copy thereof 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 some adult member or employee of his or her family or household at his or her last known place of residence or the residential property described in such notice, direction or summons;

(b)

by leaving it in an envelope addressed to the person at the person’s usual or last known place of residence or business or the residential property described in such notice, direction or summons;

(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 the residential property described in such notice, direction or summons; or

(d)

in the case of a body corporate or an unincorporated body —

(i)

by leaving it in an envelope addressed to the body corporate or unincorporated body at its registered office, principal place of business, last known place of business in Singapore or the residential property described in such notice, direction or summons; or

(ii)

by sending it by registered post addressed to the body corporate or unincorporated body at its registered office, principal place of business, last known place of business in Singapore or the residential property described in such notice, direction or summons.

(2)

Any notice or direction or a copy thereof or any summons sent by registered post to any person in accordance with subsection (1) is deemed to be duly served on the person 2 days after the day the notice or direction or a copy thereof or the summons was posted, notwithstanding that it is returned undelivered.

(3)

In proving the service of any notice or direction or a copy thereof or any summons effected under this section by registered post, it is sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the same was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.

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