s 337A Service of documents, etc.
337A.—(1) Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on any person (other than a document relating to a collective investment scheme) may be served —(a) in the case of an individual —(i) by delivering it to the individual or to some adult member or employee of his or her family or household at his or her last known place of residence; (ii) by leaving it at the individual’s usual or last known place of residence or business in an envelope addressed to him or her; (iii) by sending it by registered post addressed to the individual at his or her usual or last known place of residence or business; or (iv) by sending it by email to the individual’s last email address; or (b) in the case of a body corporate or body of persons —(i) by delivering it to the secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business; (ii) by leaving it at the registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate or body of persons in an envelope addressed to the body corporate or body of persons; (iii) by sending it by registered post addressed to the body corporate or body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business; or (iv) by sending it by email to the last email address of the body corporate or body of persons. (2) Any notice, order or document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with subsection (1) is deemed to be duly served on the person at the time when the notice, order or document (as the case may be) would in the ordinary course of post be delivered. (3) When proving service of the notice, order or document mentioned in subsection (2), it is sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the notice, order or document (as the case may be) was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post. (4) Service of a notice, order or document, under subsection (1)(a)(iv) or (b)(iv) takes effect at the time the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person to whom the notice, order or document is sent. (5) A notice, order or document may be served on a person under subsection (1)(a)(iv) or (b)(iv) by email only with that person’s prior written consent. (6) This section does not apply to documents to be served in proceedings in court. (7) In this section, “last email address” means —(a) the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person giving or serving the notice, order or document as the email address for the service of notices, orders or documents under this Act; or (b) the last email address of the addressee concerned known to the person giving or serving the notice, order or document.[Act 12 of 2024 wef 24/01/2025]