s 13ZC Service of directions, orders or notices
13ZC.—(1) A direction, order or notice issued under this Part must be served as described in this section. (2) The direction, order or notice may be served —(a) by giving it to the individual personally; (b) by sending it by post to the address specified by the individual for the service of the direction, order or notice 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 apparently resident there, or at the individual’s business address with an adult apparently employed there; (d) by affixing a copy of the direction, order or notice in a conspicuous place at the individual’s residential address or business address; or (e) by sending it by email to the individual’s last email address. (3) Service of the direction, order or notice takes effect —(a) if the direction, order or notice is sent by email, at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person to whom it is sent; or (b) if the direction, order or notice is sent by post, 2 days after the day the direction, order or notice was posted (even if it is returned undelivered). (4) However, service of a direction, order or notice on an individual by email may be effected only with the individual’s prior written consent to service in that way. (5) This section does not apply to documents to be served in proceedings in court. (6) In this section —“business address” means the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; “last email address” means the last email address given by the individual to the person serving the direction, order or notice as the email address to serve a direction, order or notice; “residential address” means an individual’s usual or last known place of residence in Singapore.[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025]