Maintenance of Racial Harmony (Service of Documents) Regulations 2026 · As enacted · Part 1 · Preliminary
2. Definitions
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
In these Regulations —“authorised representative”, in relation to a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), means any person authorised to accept service of documents on behalf of the partnership;“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;“chosen means of access”, in relation to a person (X) on whom is or is to be served a document, means an electronic means agreed upon between X and another person serving the document as the means by which X may access that document’s contents;“chosen means of notification”, in relation to a person (X) on whom is or is to be served a document, means an electronic means nominated by X to another person serving the document as the means by which X may be notified that such a document has been served on X;“document” includes a notice or an order;“last email address”, in relation to a person (X) on whom is or is to be served a document, means the last email address given by X to another person serving the document as the email address for the service of documents under the Act;“residential address”, in relation to an individual, means the place of residence of an individual as registered under the National Registration Act 1965;“serve”, in relation to a document, includes to give or send the document to a person.
“authorised representative”, in relation to a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), means any person authorised to accept service of documents on behalf of the partnership;
“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;
“chosen means of access”, in relation to a person (X) on whom is or is to be served a document, means an electronic means agreed upon between X and another person serving the document as the means by which X may access that document’s contents;
“chosen means of notification”, in relation to a person (X) on whom is or is to be served a document, means an electronic means nominated by X to another person serving the document as the means by which X may be notified that such a document has been served on X;
“document” includes a notice or an order;
“last email address”, in relation to a person (X) on whom is or is to be served a document, means the last email address given by X to another person serving the document as the email address for the service of documents under the Act;
“residential address”, in relation to an individual, means the place of residence of an individual as registered under the National Registration Act 1965;
“serve”, in relation to a document, includes to give or send the document to a person.
Part 2
General Provisions on Service
Part 3
Service by Electronic Means
Part 4