(1) Any notice or other document required or authorized by this Act to be served on or given to any person shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently served or given if it is delivered to that person or if it is left at his or her usual or last known place of abode or business or at an address specified for that purpose in the agreement, or if it is posted in a letter addressed to him or her by name at that place of abode or business or address.
(2) If the person is absent from Saint Lucia the notice or other document may be served on or given to his or her agent in Saint Lucia and if the person is deceased, it may be served on or given to his or her personal representative.
(3) If the person is not known or is absent from Saint Lucia and has no known agent in Saint Lucia or is deceased and has no personal representatives, the notice or other document shall be served or given in such manner as may be directed by an order of the Court.
(4) If any notice or other document required or authorized by this Act is sent to any person by registered letter it shall be deemed to have been delivered to him or her on the 4th day after the day on which it was posted, and in proving the delivery it shall be sufficient to show that the letter was properly addressed and posted.
(5) The Court may in any case make an order directing the manner in which any notice or other document is to be served or given or dispensing with the service or giving of notice.
(6) This section does not apply to notices or other documents served or given in any proceedings in the Court.