s 68B Service of documents
68B.—(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.[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (2) A document permitted or required by or under this Act to be served on an individual may be served —(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 generally, or specifically for the document, or (if no address is so specified) the individual’s residential address or business address;[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (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 document in a conspicuous place at the individual’s residential address or business address; or[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (e) [Deleted by Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (f) by sending it by email to the individual’s last email address.[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (3) A document permitted or required by or under this Act to be served on a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership) may be served —(a) by giving it to any partner or other similar officer, or an authorised representative, of the partnership;[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (b) by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the partnership’s business address; or[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (c) [Deleted by Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (d) by sending it by email to the partnership’s last email address.[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (4) A document permitted or required by or under this Act to be served on a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership) or an unincorporated association may be served —(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 registered office or principal office in Singapore of the body corporate or unincorporated association; or[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (c) [Deleted by Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (d) by sending it by email to the last email address of the body corporate or unincorporated association.[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (5) Service of a document under this section takes effect —(a) [Deleted by Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (b) if the document is sent by email, at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person to whom it is sent; 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) However, service of any 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 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] (7) This section does not apply to documents to be served in proceedings in court. (8) In this section —“authorised representative”, in relation to a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), means any person authorised to accept service of documents on behalf of the partnership;[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] “business address” means —(a) in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; or (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; “document” includes a direction, order or notice permitted or required by or under this Act to be served on a person;[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] “last email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person giving or serving the document 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.[Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022]