Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Service of notices and documents
Subregulation 1
Every notice or document required to be served under these Rules must be in writing.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraphs (3B) and (4), a notice or document required to be served by a party on the Academy shall be sufficiently served if sent —
by post in a registered letter addressed to the premises of the Academy, and arriving no later than the closing hour on the day such notice or document is due;
by personal delivery at the premises of the Academy no later than the closing hour on the day such notice or document is due; or
by facsimile transmission no later than the closing hour on the day such notice or document is due.
Subregulation 3
A notice or document required to be served by the Academy on any party shall be sufficiently served if —
collected by the party or his authorised representative from the premises of the Academy no later than its closing hour;
sent by ordinary post; or
sent by electronic mail as provided in paragraph (3A).
Subregulation 3A
The Academy shall not serve a notice or document on a party by electronic mail unless that party agrees to accept service by electronic mail and designates an information system for the purpose of receiving notices or documents served by electronic mail.
Subregulation 3B
Where a notice or document is required to be served by a party on the Academy on a working day that falls on a Saturday, the notice or document is sufficiently served on that day only if it is sent by facsimile transmission no later than the closing hour on that day.
Subregulation 4
A notice or document relating to payment of the stakeholding money may not be sent by facsimile transmission unless a party requesting for such facsimile transmission indemnifies the Academy against all losses and damages arising from the use of such facsimile transmission, and the indemnity shall be in such form as the Academy may determine.
Subregulation 5
A notice or document required to be delivered or given to or by a party —
shall be sufficiently delivered or given if delivered or given to or by that party’s solicitors in accordance with paragraphs (1) to (4); and
shall be delivered or given to the solicitor as last notified by the party to the Academy unless the Academy receives a notice to the contrary.