S.L. 418.3 Art. 13Methods of service.

(1) Where the Authority exercises its powers pursuant to these regulations, the decision of the Authority shall forthwith be served on the public sector body to whom the decision is addressed and on the complainant, as the case may be, either by registered post to the official address of the public sector body and to the last known business or private address of the complainant, or by electronic means that provide a reliable record of when service took place.

(2) In the case of service by electronic means, the decision shall be deemed to have been served upon the public sector body to whom the decision is addressed, and on the complainant as the case may be, when the Authority has received:

(a) an electronic receipt automatically generated by the e-mail server when the communication is read; or

(b) a written confirmation by return electronic mail from an employee of the public sector body to whom the decision is addressed, and from the complainant as the case may be.

(3) If service is not effected within a week of issuing the decision for any reason attributable to the public sector body to whom the decision is addressed, or to the complainant as the case may be, the Authority shall publish a notice in the Gazette and in one or more daily newspapers, stating that a decision has been taken in respect of the public sector body to whom the decision is addressed, or the complainant as the case may be, and inviting it or him to collect the decision from the Authority. In any such case, service shall be deemed to have been effected on the third day after the date of publication of the last notice.