Cap. 513 Art. 15Service of enforcement notice. Cap. 386.

(1) Where an enforcement notice is authorised under this

Act to be served on a person, it shall be addressed to such person and may be served on him in one of the following methods:

(a) where it is addressed to such person by name, by delivering it to him in person;

(b) by leaving it at the address at which such person ordinarily resides or, in a case where an address for service has been furnished, at that address;

(c) by sending it by registered mail at the address where such person ordinarily resides or, in a case where an address for service has been furnished, at that address;

(d) where the address at which such person ordinarily resides cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry and the enforcement notice is authorised to be given in respect of any particular building or works, by delivering it to a person residing in such building or employed on such works or by affixing it in a conspicuous place on or near such building or works.

(2) Where an enforcement notice is authorised by this Act to be served on or given to the owner of a building or works or a person who carried out or is carrying out the works to which building regulations apply, and the name of such person cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry, the notice may be addressed to "the owner", "the occupier", or "the person concerned executing the works", or "the site manager" as the circumstances may require, without naming such owner or person.

(3) For the purposes of this article, a company registered under the Companies Act shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident at its registered office, and every other body corporate and every unincorporated body shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident at its principal office or place of business.

(4) Where an enforcement notice is served on or given to a person pursuant to sub-article (1)(d), a copy of the notice shall, within two weeks thereafter, be published in at least three daily newspapers.

(5) All expenses reasonably incurred by the Director Building Regulation Office in the exercise of his powers under this article shall be recoverable as a civil debt by the Building Regulation Office, from the owner of the building concerned subject to such right of recovery such person may have against any other person.

(6) A person who at any time after a notice is affixed pursuant to sub-article (1)(d), removes, damages or defaces the notice without lawful authority shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.