Part 7SMiscellaneous and supplemental

74 Giving of notice etc.S

(1)In this Act, any reference to—

(a)a notice being given is to be construed as a reference to its being—

(ii)posted [F2, or

(iii)transmitted by electronic means,]

(b)a request for information, a requirement for review or an application being made, or a certificate being given, is to be construed as a reference to its being—

(i)delivered;

(ii)posted; or

(iii)transmitted by electronic means.

(2)For the purposes of any provision of this Act, a thing—

(a)posted is presumed not to be received until the third day after the day of posting; and

(b)transmitted by electronic means is presumed to be received on the day of transmission.

Textual Amendments

F1Word in s. 74(1)(a) repealed (1.10.2022) by Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 8), ss. 36(2)(a), 59(1) (with s. 48(1)(c)(2)(c)(3)(b))

F2S. 74(1)(a)(iii) and word inserted (1.10.2022) by Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 8), ss. 36(2)(b), 59(1) (with s. 48(1)(c)(2)(c)(3)(b))