Common use of Effective Time of Notice Clause in Contracts

Effective Time of Notice. 28.2.1 Any notice, invoice or other communication made by one Party to the other Party in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Clause 28 shall be deemed to be received by the other Party: (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, on the Day on which it is received at that Party’s address; and (B) if sent by e-mail, on the next Day on which the office of the receiving Party is normally open for business following the Day on which it is received in a legible form at the address to which it is properly addressed. The foregoing shall not apply to notices or communications sent by e-mail under Schedule 4, which shall be deemed effective at the time transmitted to the e-mail address shown above or such other e-mail address previously notified by the receiving Party. 28.2.2 Without limiting the meaning of the word “received” for the purpose of the preceding Clause 28.2.1, a notice which is delivered by hand or by courier shall be deemed to have been received at a Party’s address if it is placed in any receptacle normally used for the delivery of post to the address of that Party.