Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Repeal and re-enactment of section 59

Section 59 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Service of documents59.—

(1)

Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Act, any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any regulations made thereunder to be given or served on any person, and any summons issued by a court in connection with any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be served on the person concerned —

(a)

by delivering it to the person or to some adult member or employee of his family at his last known residence;

(b)

by leaving it at his usual or last known residence or place of business in a cover addressed to him;

(c)

by sending it by registered post addressed to the person at his usual or last known residence or place of business; or

(d)

where the person is a body corporate —

(i)

by delivering it to the secretary or other like officer of the body corporate at its registered or principal office; or

(ii)

by sending it by registered post addressed to the body corporate at its registered or principal office.(2) Any summons, notice, order or document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with subsection (1) shall be deemed to be duly served on the person to whom the letter is addressed at the time when the letter would in the ordinary course of post be delivered and in proving service of the same it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the summons, notice, order or document was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.”.

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