Legislation & Information Bulletins > Real Estate Act
Part 6 - General Section 77 - Service of Documents
77(1)
In this section, “telecopier” means a machine or device that
electronically transmits a copy of a document, picture or other
printed material by means of a telecommunication system.
(2)
Service of any document required to be sent, communicated,
given or served under this Act, the rules or the bylaws may be
effected
(a)
on the Council,
(i) by leaving the document at the Council’s office,
(ii) by sending the document by recorded mail to the
Council at its mailing address, or
(iii) by sending the document by a telecopier or electronic
device to be received and printed by a receiving
telecopier or electronic device that is situated at the
Council’s office;
(b)
on an industry member,
(i) by personal service,
(ii) by sending the document by recorded mail
addressed to the industry member at the last business
or residential address provided by the industry
member to the Council, or
(iii) by sending the document by a telecopier or electronic
device to be received and printed by a receiving
telecopier or electronic device that is situated at the
last business or residential address provided by the
industry member to the Council;
(c)
on a person other than the Council or an industry member
in a manner or by a method provided for in the
regulations.
(3)
Service under subsection (2)(a)(iii) or (b)(iii) is effected if the
sender requests receipt to be acknowledged and the recipient
acknowledges receipt.
