The Deregulation (Model Appeal Provisions) Order 1996

Documents etc.

35.—(1) Anything required to be sent to or served on any person for the purposes of the appeal may be—

(a)delivered to the person personally,

(b)sent to him at his appropriate address by post or by recorded delivery, or

(c)sent to him by fax or E-mail (electronic mail), or other similar means which are capable of producing a document containing the text of the communication, in which case the document shall be regarded as sent when it is received in a legible form.

(2) A person’s appropriate address for the purposes of paragraph (1) is—

(a)in the case of a document directed to the tribunal or to the Registrar, the address published under rule 2;

(b)in the case of a document directed to the appellant or his representative, the address stated in the notice of appeal in accordance with rule 4 or such other address as may be subsequently notified to the tribunal;

(c)in the case of a document addressed to the Authority, the address stated in the reply in accordance with rule 12 or such other address as may be subsequently notified to the tribunal.

(3) Anything required to be sent to or served on a company is duly sent or served if it is sent to or served on the secretary of the company at its principal or registered address for the time being.

(4) Anything required to be sent or delivered to or served on a partnership is duly sent or served if it is sent to or served on any one of the partners for the time being.

(5) Where anything is sent to any person by registered post or recorded delivery, it shall be treated as if it had been received by that person on the date on which it is received for dispatch by the Post Office.