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National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)

Chapter 17 : General and Transitional Provisions

Part 2 : Powers and authorisations

162. Service of documents

 

(1) Any notice, directive or other document in terms of this Act, must be served—
(a) if it is to be served on a natural person
(i) by hand delivery to that person;
(ii) by hand delivery to a responsible individual at that person's business or residential address;
(iii) by sending it by registered mail to that person's business or residential address; or
(iv) where that person's business and residential address is unknown, despite reasonable enquiry, by publishing it once in the Gazette and once in a local newspaper circulating in the area of that person's last known residential or business address; or
(b) if it is intended for a juristic person—
(i) by hand delivery to a responsible individual at the registered address or principal place of business of that juristic person;
(ii) by sending it by facsimile to the registered address or principal place of business of that juristic person;
(iii) by sending it by registered mail to the registered address or principal place of business of that juristic person;
(iv) by conspicuously attaching it to the main entrance of the registered address or the principal place of business of that juristic person; or
(v) by hand delivery to any member of that juristic person's board of directors or governing body.

 

(2) Any notice, directive or other document served according to subsection (1) is considered to have come to the notice of the person, unless the contrary is proved.