7.—(1) A relevant document is served on, or is notified to, the Board only if —
(a)
the requirements of regulation 4 are satisfied; and
(b)
the relevant document is served or is notified (as the case may be) by a permitted person in accordance with this regulation.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by paragraphs (3) and (4) —
(a)
a relevant document must be served on, or be notified to, the Board (as the case may be) by sending an electronic communication of the relevant document using an electronic online system designated by the Board for the service or notification of that relevant document (called in this regulation the designated electronic online system), in accordance with any terms and conditions specified on the Board’s website; and
(b)
service or notification (as the case may be) in accordance with sub‑paragraph (a) takes effect on the working day that the relevant document is capable of being retrieved, by an officer or employee of the Board using the designated electronic online system, before the closing time.
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(3) Despite paragraph (2) —
(a)
a relevant document may be served on, or be notified to, the Board (as the case may be) by leaving the relevant document at the address for service or notification specified on the Board’s website if —
(i)
the designated electronic online system is not in operation; or
(ii)
a permitted person cannot use that system for any other reason; and
(b)
service or notification (as the case may be) in accordance with sub‑paragraph (a) takes effect 3 working days after the day the relevant document is received, by an officer or employee of the Board at the address mentioned in that sub‑paragraph.
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(4) For the purposes of section 27B(5)(b) of the Act, the Board is notified of any payment or repayment to the Fund relating to a specified charge or undertaking in the following manner:
(a)
where the payment or repayment is made electronically by the Housing and Development Board to the Board —
(i)
when the Board receives from the Housing and Development Board an electronic notification that such payment or repayment has been received from or for the member; or
(ii)
if an electronic notification mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) is not received, when the electronic record of such payment or repayment is capable of being retrieved by an officer or employee of the Board;
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(b)
where the payment or repayment is made electronically by any other person to the Board — when the electronic record of such payment or repayment is capable of being retrieved by an officer or employee of the Board;
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(c)
where the payment or repayment is made using a cashier’s order, cheque or any other payment instrument designated by the Board (called in this paragraph a payment instrument) —
(i)
if the payment instrument is delivered to any office of the Board — when the payment instrument is received at the office of the Board by an officer or employee of the Board; or
(ii)
if the payment instrument is delivered to any bank designated by the Board — when the electronic record of such payment or repayment is capable of being retrieved by an officer or employee of the Board.