Service and notice
 303. (1) Where, under the Act or this Regulation, any document is to be served by the Minister, the Director, an inspector or other employee of the Ministry, it is sufficiently served if it is, (a) served personally; (b) sent by registered mail addressed to the person who is to be served, at the last address for the person appearing on the records of the Ministry; (c) sent by fax to the person who is to be served, at the last fax number for the person appearing on the records of the Ministry; or (d) sent by commercial courier to the person who is to be served, at the last address for the person appearing on the records of the Ministry. O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (1); O. Reg. 561/17, s. 1 (1). (2) Where, under the Act or this Regulation, a notice or a copy of a report, a decision or anything similar is to be given by the Minister, the Director, an inspector or other employee of the Ministry, or by a person acting under section 137 of the Act, it may be served as provided for in subsection (1).  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (2). (3) For the purposes of clause (1) (a), a document may be served personally in accordance with the following: 1. Where service is on an individual, by delivering a copy of the document personally to the individual. 2. Where service is on a sole proprietorship, by delivering a copy of the document personally to the sole proprietor or to a person apparently authorized to accept the delivery in an office of the sole proprietor. 3. Where service is on a partnership, by delivering a copy of the document personally to a partner or to a person apparently authorized to accept the delivery in an office of the partnership. 4. Where service is on a corporation other than a municipality, board of management, local health integration network or the Agency, by delivering a copy of the document personally to an officer of the corporation or to a person apparently authorized to accept the delivery in an office of the corporation. 5. Where service is on a municipality, by delivering a copy of the document personally to the mayor, warden, reeve or other chief officer of the municipality, to the clerk of the municipality or to a person apparently authorized to accept the delivery in the head office of the municipality. 6. Where service is on a board of management, by delivering a copy of the document personally to the chair of the board. 7. Where service is on a local health integration network, by delivering a copy of the document personally to the chief executive officer of the local health integration network, to an officer of the local health integration network, or to a person apparently authorized to accept the delivery in the head office of the local health integration network. 8. Where service is on the Agency, by delivering a copy of the document personally to the chief executive officer of the Agency, to an officer of the Agency, or to a person apparently authorized to accept the delivery in the head office of the Agency. O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (3); O. Reg. 205/21, s. 14. (4) A person effecting personal service under subsection (3) need not provide the original document or have it in his or her possession.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (4). (5) In addition to the other methods of service provided for in this section, service under sections 104, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, subsection 163 (6) and section 187 of the Act, or delivery of a copy of a report or notice under section 137 or 138 of the Act may be effected by delivering a copy of the order, notice or report personally to the Administrator or to a person apparently in charge of the long-term care home that is the subject of the order, decision, report or notice.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (5). (6) Where, under the Act or this Regulation, any document is to be served on the Director, it is sufficiently served if it is, (a) served personally on the Director who is to be served; (b) sent by registered mail to the address of the Director who is to be served; (c) sent by fax to the fax number of the Director who is to be served; or (d) served by any other method authorized by the Director.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (6). (7) Where, under the Act or this Regulation, a notice or a copy of a report or anything similar is to be given to the Director, it shall be served as provided for in subsection (6).  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (7). (8) Where, under the Act or this Regulation, anything is to be served on or notice is to be provided to the Minister, it is sufficiently served or provided if it is served on the Director as provided for in subsection (6).  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (8). (9) For the purposes of clause (6) (a), a document may be served personally by delivering a copy to the Director or to a person apparently authorized to accept the delivery in the Director’s office.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (9). (10) Despite subsection (6), a request for review under subsection 163 (2) of the Act shall be served in the manner provided for in the order that is to be reviewed.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (10). (11) If service is made by registered mail, the service shall be deemed to be made on the fifth day after the day of mailing.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (11). (12) If service is made by fax, the service shall be deemed to be made on the first business day after the day the fax is sent.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (12). (12.1) If service is made by commercial courier, the service shall be deemed to be made on the second business day after the commercial courier received the document. O. Reg. 561/17, s. 1 (2). (13) This section does not apply to the service of a certificate under subsection 150 (2) of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 303 (13). Notice of Indirect Collection