Malaysia legislation
Section 46
Section 46
(a)
where the document is to be served on a government department, a railway, local, or statutory authority, or a company, corporation, society, or other body, if the document is addressed to the head of the government department, the general manager of the railway authority, or the secretary or any other principal officer of the local authority, statutory authority, company, corporation, society, or other body at the principal, branch, local, or registered office, as the case may be, of the department, authority, company, corporation, or other body, and is either delivered or sent by registered post at or to such office;
(b)
where the document is to be served on a partnership, if the document is addressed to the partnership at its usual place of business, identifying it by the name or style under which its business is carried on, and is either delivered or sent by registered post at or to the said place of business;
(c)
in any other case, if the document is addressed to the person to be served and—
(i)
is given or tendered to him;
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(ii)
is sent by registered post to him; or
(iii)
if he cannot be served personally or by registered post, is given or tendered to an adult member of his family or is affixed on a conspicuous part of his last known place of residence or business or of the land or building to which the document relates.
(2)
A document that is required or authorized to be served on the owner or occupier of any land or building may be addressed, without any further name or description, to “the owner” or “the occupier”, as the case may be, of the land or building, it being named or described, and shall be deemed to be duly served if the document so addressed is sent or delivered in accordance with paragraph (1)(c).
(3)
If a document is served on a partnership in accordance with paragraph (1)(b), the document shall be deemed to be served on each partner.
(4)
A document sent by registered post shall be deemed to be served seven days after the date of registration.
Authentication of documents