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Service of documents.
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3.—(1) Where any document is permitted or required by this Act to be served on any person the following provisions shall apply in relation to the service of such document, that is to say:—
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(a) such document may be served either—
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(i) by delivering it to such person, or
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(ii) by sending it by post in a letter addressed to such person at the address where he ordinarily resides or carries on business,
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(b) where such person is absent or abroad or his address is unknown and cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry, such document may be served either—
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(i) by delivering it to an agent of such person, or
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(ii) by sending it by post in a letter addressed to an agent of such person at the address where such agent ordinarily resides.
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(2) For the purposes of this section, a company registered under the Companies Acts, 1908 to 1924, shall be deemed to carry on business at its registered office and every other body corporate and every unincorporate body shall be deemed to carry on business at its principal office or place of business in the State.
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