A notice or other document required or authorised to be given to a person for the purposes of this Act may be given by—
For the purposes of subsection (1), any person to whom a notice or other document is to be given may specify a different address within the United Kingdom as the one to which the notice or document must be sent.
Where a notice or document is given to a person in accordance with subsection (1)(a) and, within 7 days of receiving it, the person requests a copy of the notice or document in printed form, the sender must provide such a copy as soon as reasonably practicable.
Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to the giving of a notice under section 55(3)(b).
Subsection (6) applies where—
The document may be given to the person by addressing it to the person by name or by the description of ""owner"" or ""occupier"" (as the case may be) of the land and—
Any notice given for the purposes of this Act must be in writing.
In this section—
""secretary"", in relation to a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972, means the proper officer within the meaning of that Act;
references to giving a document include similar expressions (such as serving).