Clause 33

by inserting, immediately after the words “(including a limited liability partnership)” in subsection (4), the words “or an unincorporated association”;

by deleting the words “body corporate’s secretary or other like officer” in subsection (4)(a) and substituting the words “secretary or other like officer of the body corporate or unincorporated association”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “body corporate’s” in subsection (4)(b) and (c), the words “or unincorporated association’s”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(4A) In addition, a document (other than a summons) permitted or required by this Act to be served on an individual, a partnership, a body corporate or an unincorporated association may be served —

by sending it by email to the email address of the individual, partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association, as the case may be;

by sending it by fax to whichever of the following is applicable:

the fax number last known to the Authority as the fax number for the service of documents on the individual;

the fax number used at the partnership’s business address;

the fax number used at the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore;

by giving an electronic notice to the individual, partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association (called in this section an addressee) by the addressee’s chosen means of notification, stating that the document is available and how the addressee may use the addressee’s chosen means of access to access the document’s contents; or

by any other method authorised by the regulations for the service of documents of that kind if the addressee consents (expressly or impliedly) to service of a document of that kind in that way.”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsections:“(5A) Service of a document under subsection (4A)(a) or (b) takes effect —

if the document is sent by email, at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person; or

if the document is sent by fax and a notification of successful transmission is received, on the day of transmission.(5B) However, service of any document under this Act on a person by email or by an electronic notice at the person’s chosen means of notification, may be effected only with the person’s prior consent (express or implied) to service in that way.”; and

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “business address” in subsection (7), the following definitions:“ “chosen means of access”, for an addressee on whom is or is to be served a document permitted or required by this Act, means an electronic means the addressee agrees with the person giving or serving the document as the means by which the addressee may access that document’s contents;“chosen means of notification”, for an addressee on whom is or is to be served a document permitted or required by this Act, means an electronic means that the addressee nominates to the person giving or serving the document as the means by which the addressee may be notified that such a document has been served on the addressee;“email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person giving or serving the document as the email address for the service of documents under this Act;”.