Singapore legislation

Section 63

of Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

Section 63

Service of documents, etc.

(1)

Any document (including any summons or order) required or authorised to be served under this Act may be served —

(a)

on any person by delivering it to the person, or by leaving it at, or sending it by registered post to, his or her residence;

(b)

on any firm by delivering it to any partner of the firm, or by leaving it at, or sending it by registered post to, an office of the firm; or

(c)

on the owner of any premises, the owner of any equipment or occupier of the workplace (including any such owner or occupier of the workplace being a company registered under the Companies Act 1967, or a co‑operative society registered under the Co‑operative Societies Act 1979) in any such manner as aforesaid or by delivering it, or a true copy thereof, to the manager, foreman or other responsible person at the workplace.

(2)

Any such document may be addressed, for the purpose of the service thereof on the occupier of a workplace, to “the occupier of the workplace” at the proper postal address of the workplace, without further name or description.

(3)

Subsections (1) and (2) apply, with the necessary modifications, to documents required or authorised under this Act to be sent to any person, firm, owner or occupier of the workplace, and to the sending, addressing and delivering of such documents.