§ 70 — Service of documents

70.—(1) A document that is permitted or required by or under this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section.(2) A document may be served on an individual —(a)

by giving it to the individual personally;

(b)

by sending it by prepaid registered post to the address specified by the individual for the service of documents or, if no address is so specified, the individual’s residential address or business address;

(c)

by leaving it at the individual’s residential address with an adult person apparently residing there, or at the individual’s business address with an adult person apparently employed there;

(d)

by affixing a copy of the document in a conspicuous place at the individual’s residential address or business address;

(e)

by sending it by fax to the fax number given by the individual as the fax number for the service of documents under this Act; or

(f)

by sending it by email to the individual’s email address.

(3) A document may be served on a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership) —(a)

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

(b)

by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the partnership’s business address;

(c)

by sending it by fax to the fax number used at the partnership’s business address; or

(d)

by sending it by email to the partnership’s email address.

(4) A document may be served on a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership) or an unincorporated association —(a)

by giving it to the secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or unincorporated association or the limited liability partnership’s manager;

(b)

by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore;

(c)

by sending it by fax to the fax number used at the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore; or

(d)

by sending it by email to the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s email address.

(5) Service of a document on a person under this section takes effect —(a)

if the document is sent by fax and a notification of successful transmission is received, on the day of the transmission;

(b)

if the document is sent by email, at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person; and

(c)

if the document is sent by prepaid registered post, 2 days after the day the document was posted (even if it is returned undelivered).

(6) A document may be served on a person under this Act by email only with that person’s prior written consent.

(7) This section does not apply to documents to be served in proceedings in court.

(8) In this section —“business address” means —(a)

in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; and

(b)

in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), the partnership’s principal or last known place of business in Singapore;

“email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned as the email address for the service of documents under this Act;

“residential address” means an individual’s usual or last known place of residence in Singapore.

—(1) A document that is permitted or required by or under this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section.

(2) A document may be served on an individual —(a)

by giving it to the individual personally;

(b)

by sending it by prepaid registered post to the address specified by the individual for the service of documents or, if no address is so specified, the individual’s residential address or business address;

(c)

by leaving it at the individual’s residential address with an adult person apparently residing there, or at the individual’s business address with an adult person apparently employed there;

(d)

by affixing a copy of the document in a conspicuous place at the individual’s residential address or business address;

(e)

by sending it by fax to the fax number given by the individual as the fax number for the service of documents under this Act; or

(f)

by sending it by email to the individual’s email address.

(3) A document may be served on a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership) —(a)

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

(b)

by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the partnership’s business address;

(c)

by sending it by fax to the fax number used at the partnership’s business address; or

(d)

by sending it by email to the partnership’s email address.

(4) A document may be served on a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership) or an unincorporated association —(a)

by giving it to the secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or unincorporated association or the limited liability partnership’s manager;

(b)

by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore;

(c)

by sending it by fax to the fax number used at the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore; or

(d)

by sending it by email to the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s email address.

(5) Service of a document on a person under this section takes effect —(a)

if the document is sent by fax and a notification of successful transmission is received, on the day of the transmission;

(b)

if the document is sent by email, at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person; and

(c)

if the document is sent by prepaid registered post, 2 days after the day the document was posted (even if it is returned undelivered).

(6) A document may be served on a person under this Act by email only with that person’s prior written consent.

(7) This section does not apply to documents to be served in proceedings in court.

(8) In this section —“business address” means —(a)

in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; and

(b)

in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), the partnership’s principal or last known place of business in Singapore;

“email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned as the email address for the service of documents under this Act;

“residential address” means an individual’s usual or last known place of residence in Singapore.