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- (a) served on each of the persons in the class in accordance with subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5), as the case may be; or
- (b) served by publishing both—
- (i) in a daily newspaper circulating in Singapore or in any other news media that, in the opinion of the person serving the document, will be most likely to bring the document to the attention of the persons who belong to the class; and
- (ii) on an official website.
(7) Subject to subsection (8), service of a document to be served takes effect—
- (a) if the document is sent by fax and a notification of successful transmission is received—on the day of transmission;
- (b) if the document is sent by post—2 days after the day the document was posted (even if it is returned undelivered);
- (c) if the document is posted on an official website mentioned in subsection (5)(b)—at the beginning of the day after the date on which subsection (5)(b) has been complied with; or
- (d) at any other time prescribed by regulations for any other means of service.
(8) Service of a document to be served that is addressed to a class of persons takes effect—
- (a) where it is served in accordance with subsection (6)(a)—when it is served on all the persons in the class in question; and
- (b) where it is served in accordance with subsection (6)(b)—at the beginning of the day after the date on which subsection (6)(b) has been complied with.
(9) To avoid doubt, subsections (7) and (8) do not affect the meaning of any reasonable excuse in section 50, 51, 52 or 53.
(10) An affidavit or oral evidence of a designated officer, the competent authority, an authorised officer, a police officer or an
