3. Section 41 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:| “Orders, notices and requisitions |
41.—(1) Orders, notices, directions and requisitions issued or made under this Act may —| (a) | be of a general nature; | | (b) | refer to a class of persons or to any number of persons; | | (c) | refer to an individual, a firm, company or corporation; or | | (d) | refer to any number of firms, companies or corporations. |
(2) An order, notice, direction or requisition required to be served or given under this Act may be served on any person, firm, company or corporation —| Personal delivery and telephone conversation |
| (a) | by delivering it personally, or reading the contents of the order, notice, direction or requisition over the telephone personally —| (i) | to the person to be served if he is within Singapore; | | (ii) | to an agent of the person to be served if that person has an agent within Singapore; | | (iii) | any one or more of the partners of a firm to be served; | | (iv) | any director, manager or secretary of the company or corporation to be served; or | | (v) | any person having, on behalf of the company or corporation to be served, powers of control or management over the business, occupation, work or matter to which the order, notice, direction or requisition relates; |
| | Publication in the newspapers and Gazette | | (b) | by publishing it in the daily newspapers circulating in Singapore in all the official languages or in the Gazette; | | Delivery to residence, place of business or registered office | | (c) | by leaving it —| (i) | at the usual or last known place of residence or business of the person to be served if he is within Singapore; | | (ii) | at the principal place of business of the firm to be served; or | | (iii) | at the registered office of the company or corporation to be served, |
| with a person apparently above the age of 16 years and apparently residing at that place or, in the case of a place of business or registered office, apparently in charge of or employed at that place; or |
| | Registered post | | (d) | by sending it by registered post addressed to —| (i) | the person to be served at the usual or last known place of residence or business of that person if he is within Singapore; | | (ii) | the firm to be served at the principal place of business of that firm; or | | (iii) | the company or corporation to be served at its registered office. |
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(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), a notice of requisition issued pursuant to section 12 or an order or direction issued pursuant to section 16 or 17 may be served on any person, firm, company or corporation —| Broadcast over radio and television |
| (a) | by broadcasting it over the radio and television in the prescribed manner; | | Public-address system and siren | | (b) | by audible signals given in the prescribed manner over a public-address system or through a siren where such signals are audible from the usual or last known place of residence or business, principal place of business or registered office of the person, firm, company or corporation to be served; | | Telephone conversation with member of family or household | | (c) | by reading the contents of the notice of requisition, order or direction over the telephone to a member of the family or household of the person to be served who is apparently above the age of 16 years and apparently residing at the usual or last known place of residence of the person to be served; | | Telephone conversation with employee or person in charge of place of business or registered office | | (d) | by reading the contents of the notice of requisition, order or direction over the telephone to a person apparently above the age of 16 years and apparently in charge of or is employed at the usual or last known place of business, principal place of business or registered office of the person, firm, company or corporation to be served; | | Pager | | (e) | by sending it by radio-communications pager transmission in the prescribed manner to the person to be served, one or more of the partners of the firm to be served or any director, manager or secretary of the company or corporation to be served; or | | Facsimile transmission, telex and other means of telecommunication | | (f) | by sending it by facsimile transmission, telex or any other prescribed means of telecommunication —| (i) | to the person to be served at the usual or last known place of residence or business of that person; | | (ii) | to the firm to be served at the principal place of business of that firm; or | | (iii) | to the company or corporation to be served at its registered office: |
| Provided that there is an acknowledgment by electronic or any other means to the effect that the notice, order or direction has been received at the place of residence or business, principal place of business or registered office, as the case may be. |
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| Knowledge of notice of requisition or order |
(4) Where a notice of requisition issued pursuant to section 12 or an order or direction issued pursuant to section 16 or 17 is served on any person, firm, company or corporation pursuant to —| (a) | subsection (2)(b), it shall be deemed to have been read by the person to whom it applies, all the partners of the firm and every director, manager and secretary of the company or corporation to which it applies by noon on the day following the date of publication; | | (b) | subsection (2)(d), it shall be deemed to have been received and read by the person to whom it applies, all the partners of the firm and every director, manager and secretary of the company or corporation to which it applies on the expiry of 48 hours from the time at which it was delivered to the post office for despatch; | | (c) | subsection (3)(a) or (b), it shall be deemed to have been seen or heard by the person to whom it applies, all the partners of the firm and every director, manager and secretary of the company or corporation to which it applies on the expiry of 6 hours from the commencement of the first broadcast, transmission or audible signal, as the case may be; | | (d) | subsection (2)(c), (3)(c) or (3)(d), it shall be —| (i) | presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have been conveyed or read to the person to whom it applies, all the partners of the firm and every director, manager and secretary of the company or corporation to which it applies at the time of delivery or telephone conversation, as the case may be; | | (ii) | deemed to have been conveyed or read to the person to whom it applies, all the partners of the firm and every director, manager and secretary of the company or corporation to which it applies on the expiry of 6 hours from the time of delivery or telephone conversation, as the case may be; |
| | (e) | subsection (3)(e) or (f), it shall be —| (i) | presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have been received and read or heard by the person to whom it applies, all the partners of the firm and every director, manager and secretary of the company or corporation to which it is directed at the time of the first transmission; | | (ii) | deemed to have been received and read or heard by the person to whom it applies, all the partners of the firm and every director, manager and secretary of the company or corporation to which it is directed on the expiry of 6 hours from the time of the first transmission. |
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| Order, notice, direction or requisition to remain in force until compliance or revocation |
| (5) An order, notice, direction or requisition issued under this Act shall remain in force until it is complied with or revoked and every person, firm, company or corporation failing to comply with such an order, notice, direction or requisition at the specified time shall be liable to comply with it as soon as possible. |
| Conditions and revocation |
| (6) An order, notice, direction or requisition, issued or made under this Act, may be subject to conditions and may be revoked at any time. |
| Ignorance of order, notice, direction or requisition not an excuse |
| (7) Where a person, firm, company or corporation has under subsection (4) been deemed to have knowledge of an order, notice, direction or requisition issued under this Act, ignorance of the fact that the order, notice, direction or requisition has been duly served on that person, firm, company or corporation in accordance with subsection (2) or (3) shall not be an excuse for failing to comply with that order, notice or requisition.”. |
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