Singapore legislation

Clause 21

Repeal and re-enactment of section 57, and new section 57A

Section 57 of the principal Act is repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Service of notices57.—

(1)

Every notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder to be served on any person may be served —

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

by sending it by ordinary post addressed to the person at his usual or last known place of residence or business.(2) Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any subsidiary legislation 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 subsidiary legislation 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, order or document to some conspicuous part of the premises.(4) Where any premises is owned by more than one person, any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder to be served on the owner of such premises shall be deemed to be sufficiently served if it is served on any one of the owners, except that where any such owner has notified the Chief Assessor in the prescribed form, he shall be served a copy of such notice, order or document.Service of summons57A.—

(1)

Every summons issued by a court against any person in connection with any offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder, may be served on the person —

(a)

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

(b)

by leaving the summons at his usual or last known place of residence or business in an envelope addressed to the person;

(c)

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

(d)

where the person is a body of persons, corporate or unincorporate —

(i)

by delivering the summons to the secretary or other like officer of the body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business; or

(ii)

by sending the summons by registered post addressed to the body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business.(2) Any summons sent by registered post 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 summons, it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the summons was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.”.

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