Singapore legislation
Section 98
Section 98
Service of summons, notice, etc.
(1)
Every summons, notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on any person may be served by —
delivering it to the person or by delivering it at the person’s last known place of residence to some adult member or employee of the person’s family;
leaving it at the person’s usual or last known place of residence or business in a cover addressed to the person; or
forwarding it by post in a prepaid letter addressed to the person at the person’s usual or last known place of residence or business.
(2)
When any summons, notice, order or document is to be served on any incorporated company or body, it may be served by —
delivering it to the secretary or other like officer of the company or body; or
sending it by registered post addressed to the company or body at its registered or principal office.
(3)
In addition, any notice, order or document (other than a notice, order or document to be served in proceedings in court) required or authorised by this Act to be served on an individual, a partnership, a body corporate or an unincorporated association may be served by sending it by fax to whichever of the following is applicable:
the fax number last known as the fax number for the service of notices, orders or documents on the individual;
the fax number used at the partnership’s business address;
the fax number used at the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore.
(4)
A summons, notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises may be served by delivering it or a true copy thereof to some 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 summons, notice, order or document to some conspicuous part of the premises.
(5)
Any summons, notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on the owner or 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 name or description.
(6)
Service of any notice, order or document (other than a notice, order or document to be served in proceedings in court) takes effect —
if the notice, order or document is sent by prepaid registered post, on the second day after the day the notice, order or document was posted (even if it is returned undelivered); or
if the notice, order or document is sent by fax and a notification of successful transmission is received, on the day of the transmission.
(7)
In this section, “business address” or “place of business” means —
in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; and
in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), the partnership’s principal or last known place of business in Singapore.