Clause 5

Orders, notices, permits and appointments issued or made under this Act may be of a general nature or may refer to a class of persons or to one person or to any number of persons.(2) An order or notice issued under this Act may be served on any person —Personal delivery and telephone conversation(a)by delivering it personally, or reading the contents of the order or notice over the telephone personally, to that person;Publication in the newspapers and Gazette(b)by publishing it in the daily newspapers circulating in Singapore in all the official languages or in the Gazette;Broadcast over radio and television(c)by broadcasting it over the radio and television in the prescribed manner;Public-address system or siren(d)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 and employment of the person to be served;Registered post(e)by sending it by registered post to the person to be served at the usual or last known place of residence or business of that person;Delivery to member of family or household at residence(f)by leaving it at the usual or last known place of residence of the person to be served with a member of his family or household who is apparently above the age of 16 years and apparently residing at that place;Telephone conversation with member of family or household(g)by reading the contents of the order or notice over the telephone to a member of the family or household of the person to be served who is apparently above the age of 16 years and apparently residing at the usual or last known place of residence of the person to be served;Delivery to employee or person in charge of working place(h)by leaving it at the usual or last known place of business or employment of the person to be served with a person apparently above the age of 16 years and apparently in charge of or employed at that place;Telephone conversation with employee or person in charge of working place(i)by reading the contents of the order or notice over the telephone to a person apparently above the age of 16 years and apparently in charge of or is employed at the usual or last known place of business or employment of the person to be served;Pager(j)by sending it by radio-communications pager transmission in the prescribed manner; orFacsimile transmission, telex and other means of telecommunication(k)by sending it by facsimile transmission, 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.Knowledge of order or notice(3) Where an order or notice is served on any person pursuant to —

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

subsection (2)(c) or (d), it shall be 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;

subsection (2)(e), it shall be 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;

subsection (2)(f) or (g), it shall be deemed to have been conveyed or read to the person to whom it applies at the time of delivery or telephone conversation, as the case may be;

subsection (2)(h) or (i), it shall be —

presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have been conveyed or read to the person to whom it applies at the time of delivery or telephone conversation, as the case may be; and

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 or telephone conversation, as the case may be;

subsection (2)(j) or (k), it shall be —

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

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.Order or notice to remain in force until compliance or revocation(4) An order or notice issued under this Act shall remain in force until it is complied with or revoked and a person not complying with such an order or notice at the specified time shall be liable to comply with it as soon as possible.Conditions and revocation(5) An order, notice, permit or appointment, issued or made under this Act, may be subject to conditions and may be revoked at any time.Ignorance of order or notice not an excuse(6) Where a person has under subsection (3) been deemed to have knowledge of an order or notice issued under this Act, ignorance of the fact that the order or notice has been duly served on him in accordance with subsection (2) shall not be an excuse for failing to comply with that order or notice.”.