Fire Services Act, 1981
Service of notices. |
38.—(1) Any notice required to be given or served under this Act shall be addressed to the person concerned and given or served in one of the following ways— | |
(a) by addressing it to him by name and delivering it to him, | ||
(b) by leaving it at the address at which he ordinarily resides, | ||
(c) by sending it by post in a prepaid registered letter addressed to him at the address at which he ordinarily resides, | ||
(d) where the address at which he ordinarily resides cannot be ascertained by reasonable inquiry and the notice is required to be given in respect of any premises, by delivering it to a person over 16 years of age resident or employed on the premises or by affixing it in a conspicuous position on or near the premises. | ||
(2) Where the name of the occupier cannot be ascertained by reasonable inquiry a notice under this section may be addressed to “the occupier”. | ||
(3) For the purpose of this section a company registered under the Companies Act, 1963 , shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident at its registered office, and every other body corporate and every unincorporated body shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident at its principal office or place of business. |