Hong Kong Regulations

CHIROPRACTORS (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) RULES - SECT 41

Service of documents, etc.

PART 8

MISCELLANEOUS

(1) For the purposes of these Rules-

   (a)  a notice, notification or any other communication or document required
        under section 7(2), (3) or (4), 10(4) or (5), 11(a), 14(3), 16(2)(b)
        or (5), 18, 19(2), 20(1), 23(2), 30(3), 32(1) or (2) or 36 to be made,
        given or sent to, or served on a person may be so made, given, sent or
        served by delivering it to that person by hand or by leaving it at, or
        by sending it by prepaid registered post or by prepaid post addressed
        to that person's address last known to the Secretary;

   (b)  a notice, notification or any other communication or document referred
        to in paragraph (a) which is effected by post shall, unless the
        context otherwise requires, be deemed to have been effected at the
        time when the letter containing it would be delivered in the ordinary
        course of post.

(2) In all other circumstances, except the sending of a notice of a  referral
in accordance with section 17(2) of the Ordinance and section  16 (2)(a), a
notice, notification or any other communication or document required under
these Rules may be sent by post.

(3) For the purposes of these Rules, service of a notice, notification or any
other communication or document on a person may be proved by means of a sworn
statement made by the Secretary or any person responsible for effecting the
service.