Section 37P | Giving of notices ^F1

(1)For the purposes of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 in its application to this Part, the proper address of an employer is—^F1

(a)if the employer has notified the Secretary of State of an address at which the employer is willing to accept notices, that address;^F1F2

(b)otherwise—^F1

(i)in the case of a body corporate, the address of the body's registered or principal office;^F1

(ii)in the case of a partnership or an unincorporated body or association, the principal office of the partnership, body or association;^F1

(iii)in any other case, the last known address of the person in question.^F1

(2)In the case of—^F1

(a)a body corporate registered outside the United Kingdom,^F1

(b)a partnership carrying on business outside the United Kingdom, or^F1

(c)an unincorporated body or association with offices outside the United Kingdom,^F1

the references in subsection (1) to its principal office include references to its principal office within the United Kingdom (if any).