Skip to content

Section 127

Service of document

of Child Act 2001

ActIn forceProvision 145 of 155
Section 127
(1)

Service of document on any person shall be effected by—

(a)

delivering the document to that person or by delivering the document at the last known place of residence of that person to an adult member of his family;

(b)

leaving the document at the usual or last known place of residence or business of that person in a cover addressed to that person; or

(c)

forwarding the document by registered post in a prepaid letter addressed to that person at his usual or last known place of residence or business.

WJW22/0178 BI.indd 137 04/08/2023 3:33 PM

(2)

If a document is served by prepaid registered post it shall be deemed to have been served on the day succeeding the day on which the document would have been received in the ordinary course of post.