Clause 15

A document that is permitted or required by this Act to be served on, given to or submitted to a person may be served, given or submitted as described in this section.(2) A document permitted or required by this Act to be served on, given to or submitted to an individual may be served, given or submitted —

by giving it to the individual personally;

by sending it by post to the address specified by the individual for the service of documents or, if no address is so specified, the individual’s residential address or business address; or

by sending it by email to the individual’s last email address.(3) A document permitted or required by this Act to be served on, given to or submitted to a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership) may be served, given or submitted —

by giving it to any partner, secretary or other similar officer of the partnership;

by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the partnership’s business address; or

by sending it by email to the partnership’s last email address.(4) A document permitted or required by this Act to be served on, given to or submitted to a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership) or an unincorporated association may be served, given or submitted —

by giving it to the secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or unincorporated association, or the limited liability partnership’s manager;

by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the registered office or principal office in Singapore of the body corporate or unincorporated association; or

by sending it by email to the last email address of the body corporate or unincorporated association.(5) Service of a document takes effect —

if the document is sent by email, at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person to whom it is sent; and

if the document is sent by post, 2 days after the day the document was posted (even if it is returned undelivered).(6) However, service of any document under this Act on a person by email may be effected only with the person’s prior written consent to service in that way.(7) However, this section does not apply to documents to be served in proceedings in court.(8) In this section —“business address” means —

in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; or

in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), the partnership’s principal or last known place of business in Singapore;“document” includes a notice, direction or order permitted or required by this Act to be served, given or submitted;“last 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;“limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;“residential address” means an individual’s usual or last known place of residence in Singapore.”.