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Competition Act, 1998

Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings

Competition Commission Rules 2001

Part 2 - Delivery of Documents

7. Delivery of documents

 

(1) A notice or document may be delivered in any manner set out in Table CCR 1.

 

(2) Subject to sub-rule (4), a document delivered by a method listed in the second column of Table CCR 1 will be deemed to have been delivered to the intended 6 recipient on the date and at the time shown opposite that method, in the third column of that Table.

 

(3) If, in a particular matter, it proves impossible to deliver a document in any manner provided for in these Rules, the person concerned may apply to the Tribunal for an order of substituted service.

 

(4) Subject to Rule 4(2), if the date and time for the delivery of a document referred to in Table CCR 1 is outside of the office hours of the Commission as set out in Rule 4(1), that document will be deemed to have been delivered on the next business day.

 

(5) A document that is delivered by fax must include a cover page, and a document that is transmitted by electronic mail must accompany a cover message, in either case setting out—
(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the sender;
(b) The name of the person to whom it is addressed, and the name of that person’s 19 representative, if it is being sent to the representative of a person;
(c) The date and time of the transmission;
(d) The total number of pages sent, including the cover page; and
(e) The name and telephone number of the person to contact if the transmission 23 appears to be incomplete or otherwise unsuccessful.