ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Occupational Safety and Health Act
118. Service of documents
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
118. Service of documents
(1)Any document, including any summons or order, required or authorized to be served under this Act may be served—(a)on any person, by delivering it to him, or by leaving it at, or sending it by registered post to, his residence or place of business;(b)on any firm, by delivering it to any partner of the firm, or by leaving it at, or sending it by registered post to, the office of the firm;(c)on the owner or occupier of a workplace, including any such owner or occupier being a company to which the Companies Act (Cap. 486) applies or a co-operative society to which the Companies Act (Cap. 486) applies or a co-operative society to which the Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 490) applies, in any such manner as aforesaid, or by delivering it, or a true copy thereof, to the manager, foreman or other responsible person at the workplace.(2)A document referred to in subsection (1) may be addressed, for the purpose of the service thereof on the occupier of a workplace, to “the occupier” at the proper postal address of the workplace, without further name or description.(3)The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to documents required or authorized under this Act to be sent to any person, firm, owner or occupier, and to the sending, addressing and delivery of such documents.