s 68 Service of documents, etc.
68.—(1) Every notice or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on any person may be served —(a) in the case of an individual —(i) by delivering it to the individual personally; (ii) by leaving it with an adult person apparently resident at, or by sending it by post to, the usual or last known address of the place of residence of the individual; (iii) by leaving it with an adult person apparently employed at, or by sending it by post to, the usual or last known address of the place of business of the individual; (iv) by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place at the usual or last known address of the place of residence or business of the individual;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (v) by sending it by fax to the fax number operated at the usual or last known address of the place of residence or business of the individual, or the last fax number given to an authorised officer or a transport sector authorised officer by the individual as the fax number for the service of documents on the individual; or[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (vi) by sending it by email to the individual’s last email address;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (b) in the case of a partnership other than a limited liability partnership —(i) by delivering it to any one of the partners or the secretary or other similar officer of the partnership; (ii) by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the principal or last known place of business of the partnership in Singapore;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (iii) by sending it by fax to the fax number operated at the principal or last known place of business of the partnership in Singapore; or[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (iv) by sending it by email to the partnership’s last email address; and[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (c) in the case of a body corporate —(i) by delivering it to the secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or, in the case of a limited liability partnership, the manager of the limited liability partnership; (ii) by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the registered office or principal office of the body corporate in Singapore;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (iii) by sending it by fax to the fax number operated at the registered office or principal office of the body corporate in Singapore; or[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (iv) by sending it by email to the last email address of the body corporate.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (2) Where any notice or other document to be served on any person is —(a) sent by fax to the fax number operated at the last known place of residence or business or registered office or principal office in accordance with subsection (1), it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed on the day of transmission, subject to receipt on the sending fax machine of a notification (by electronic or other means) of a successful transmission to the place of residence or business or registered office or principal office, as the case may be;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (b) sent by post, it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed by the time at which it would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post; and[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (c) sent by email, it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person to whom it is sent.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (2A) However, service of any notice or document under this Act on a person by email may be effected only with the person’s prior written consent to service in that way.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (3) A notice or other document required or authorised by this Act to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises is deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the “owner” or “occupier” of the premises without further name or description. (4) This section does not apply to notices and other documents to be served in proceedings in court. (5) In this section —“body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership; “last email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person serving the notice or document as the email address for the service of notices or documents under this Act.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]