Singapore legislation
Clause 49
Clause 49
Service of notices, etc.
(1)
Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any regulations made thereunder to be served on any person shall be deemed to be sufficiently served —
by delivering a copy thereof to the person to whom it is addressed or by delivering it at the last known place of residence of that person to some adult member or servant of his family;
by delivering it at the usual or last known place of residence or business of that person in a cover addressed to that person; or
by sending it by registered post addressed to that person at his usual or last known place of residence or business.
(2)
A notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any regulations made thereunder to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises shall be deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the “owner” or “occupier” of the premises without further name or description.
(3)
Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any regulations made thereunder to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises may be served by delivering the same or a true copy thereof to some adult person on the premises or, if there is no such person on the premises to whom the same can with reasonable diligence be delivered, by affixing the notice to some conspicuous part of the premises.