Singapore legislation

Clause 41

Amendment of section 60

In the principal Act, in section 60 —

(a)

in subsection (1), replace paragraph (d) with —“(d)in the case of a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership), by —

(i)

delivering it to the secretary of the body corporate or similar officer, or the manager of the limited liability partnership, at the body corporate’s registered office or principal office; or

(ii)

sending it by post to the secretary or similar officer or manager (as the case may be) at that registered office or principal office;

(da)in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), by —

(i)

delivering it to any partner or other similar officer of the partnership; or

(ii)

sending it by post to the partnership’s business address;”;

(b)

after subsection (1), insert —“(1A) In addition, any notice, order or other document required or authorised by this Act to be served on any person may be served —

(a)

by sending it by email to the last email address of the person;

(b)

by sending a text message to the last mobile telephone number of the person using short message service, and such text message may include the address of a website on which the conditions or other information relating to the notice, order or other document is published; or

(c)

by giving an electronic notice to the person by the person’s chosen means of notification, and such electronic notice may include the address of a website on which the conditions or other information relating to the notice, order or other document is published.(1B) However, service of any notice, order or other document under this Act on a person under subsection (1A) may be effected only with that person’s prior consent (express or implied) to service in that way.(1C) A notice, order or other document served in accordance with subsection (1A) takes effect at the time the notice, order or document becomes capable of being retrieved by the person to whom it is served.”;

(c)

after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) Any notice, order or other document required by this Act to be served on the owner of any vehicle is deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the “owner” of the vehicle without specifying any further name or description.”; and

(d)

after subsection (3), insert —“(4) This section does not apply to any document to be served in proceedings in court.(5) In this section —“chosen means of notification” means an electronic means that the addressee nominates to the person giving or serving the notice, order or document as the means by which the addressee may be notified that such a notice, order or document has been served on the addressee;“last email address” means —

(a)

the last email address given by the addressee to the person giving or serving the notice, order or other document as the email address for the service of notices, orders or documents under this Act; or

(b)

the last email address of the addressee known to the person giving or serving the notice, order or document;“last mobile telephone number” means —

(a)

the last mobile telephone number given by the addressee to the person giving or serving the notice, order or other document as the mobile telephone number for the service of notices, orders or documents under this Act; or

(b)

the last mobile telephone number of the addressee known to the person giving or serving the notice, order or document.”.

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