Singapore legislation

Section 19

of Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997

Section 19

Service of notices, etc.

(1)

Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or the regulations to be served on any person may be served on that person —

(a)

by delivering it personally to that person;

(b)

by delivering it at the usual or last known place of residence, business or employment of that person to some adult member or employee of that person’s family or household or to some adult person who is apparently in charge of or is employed at the usual or last known place of business or employment of the person to be served;

(c)

by sending it by registered post addressed to that person at that person’s usual or last known place of residence, business or employment; or

(d)

by affixing it to some conspicuous part of the building or part thereof of which that person is the owner or occupier.

(2)

Without affecting subsection (1), any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or the regulations to be served on any person during the period when an order made under section 1(3) is in operation may be served on that person —

(a)

by publishing it in the daily newspapers circulating in Singapore in all the official languages and in the Gazette;

(b)

by broadcasting it over the radio and television in the prescribed manner;

(c)

by audible signals given in the prescribed manner over a public-address system or through a siren where such signals are audible from the usual or last known place of residence, business or employment of the person to be served;

(d)

by reading the contents of the notice, order or document over the telephone to that person;

(e)

by reading the contents of the notice, order or document over the telephone to some adult member or employee of that person’s family or household; or

(f)

by sending it by fax, telex or any other prescribed means of telecommunication to the person to be served at the usual or last known place of residence, business or employment of that person where there is an acknowledgment by electronic or any other means to the effect that the order or notice has been received at that place.

(3)

Where a notice, order or document is served on any person pursuant to —

(a)

subsection (1)(b), it is —

(i)

presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have been conveyed or read to the person to whom it applies at the time of delivery; and

(ii)

deemed to have been conveyed or read to the person to whom it applies on the expiry of 6 hours from the time of delivery;

(b)

subsection (1)(c), it is deemed to have been received and read by the person to whom it applies on the expiry of 48 hours from the time at which it was delivered to the post office for despatch;

(c)

subsection (1)(d), it is deemed to have been received and read by the person to whom it applies on the expiry of 24 hours from the time at which it was affixed to the building or part thereof;

(d)

subsection (2)(a), it is deemed to have been read by the person to whom it applies by noon on the day following the date of publication;

(e)

subsection (2)(b) or (c), it is deemed to have been seen or heard by the person to whom it applies on the expiry of 6 hours from the commencement of the first broadcast or audible signal, as the case may be;

(f)

subsection (2)(e), it is —

(i)

presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have been conveyed to the person to whom it applies at the time of the telephone conversation; and

(ii)

deemed to have been conveyed to the person to whom it applies on the expiry of 6 hours from the time of the telephone conversation; or

(g)

subsection (2)(f), it is —

(i)

presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have been received and read or heard by the person to whom it applies at the time of the first transmission; and

(ii)

deemed to have been received and read or heard by the person to whom it applies on the expiry of 6 hours from the time of the first transmission.

(4)

Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or the regulations to be served on the owner or occupier of any building or part thereof is deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the “owner” or “occupier” of the building or part thereof without further name or description.

(5)

Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or the regulations to be served on any person may be issued in such form as the Commissioner may determine.

(6)

Where any such notice, order or document requires authentication, the signature of the Commissioner or an authorised person or an official facsimile of the signature appended to the notice, order or document is sufficient authentication.