Factories Act, 1955

Service and sending of documents.

113.—(1) Any document (including any summons or order) required or authorised to be served or sent under this Act on or to any person may be served or sent—

(a) by delivering it to such person or, in the case of a partnership, to any of the partners, or by leaving it at, or posting it to, the residence of such person,

(b) in the case of the owner or occupier of a factory, in any such manner as aforesaid or by delivering it, or a true copy thereof, to any person apparently not under the age of sixteen years at the factory.

(2) Any document referred to in subsection (1) of this section may be addressed, for the purpose of the service or sending thereof under this Act on or to the occupier of a factory, to “the occupier” at the proper postal address of the factory, without further name or description.

(3) For the purposes of this section, a company registered under the Companies Acts, 1908 to 1924, shall be deemed to reside at its registered office, and every other body corporate and every unincorporated body shall be deemed to reside at its principal office or place of business in the State.