Section 153: Service of documents

153. Service of documents (1) Any document required or authorised by this Act or any other enactment to be sent, delivered, served to or upon a local authority, or the Chief Executive or Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson of a District Council or Village Council shall be addressed to, left at or sent by registered post to the local authority, the Chief Executive or Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson of a District or Village Council, as the case may be. (2) Notwithstanding any other enactment, every document which is required to be served on or by a local authority shall be served by registered post with avis de réception. (3) Where, in any legal proceedings, service of any document on a local authority is required, it shall be sufficient to serve the notice or document on the Chief Executive of the authority.