New Zealand Legislation: Acts

263 Service of notices

• (1) Any notice under this Act may be served on any person by delivering it to that person, and may be delivered to that person either personally or by leaving it at his or her place of residence as stated on the roll or by posting it by registered letter addressed to him or her at that place of residence.

  (2) A notice so posted shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the registered letter would in the ordinary course of post be delivered.

  (3) Where any notice is sent by registered letter addressed to any person at his or her place of residence as stated on the roll, with a special request that the letter be returned to the sender at the expiration of 15 days if the person to whom the letter is addressed cannot be found, the return of the letter by New Zealand Post Limited shall be deemed sufficient proof that the person has quitted that place of residence.

  Compare: 1956 No 107 s 184