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38: After Clause 36, insert the following new Clause— “Service of notices by email(1) RFA 1996 is amended as follows.(2) In section 32 (call out of persons who have entered into special arrangements)—(a) after subsection (6) insert—“(6A) A notice under this section may also be served on a person by email by sending it to—(a) the last known email address used by that person as a means for communicating with them, or(b) if there is no such address, an email address by means of which there are reasonable grounds to believe that an email sent to that address will come to the attention of the person,and such a notice is, unless the contrary is proved, to be treated as having been received on the day following the day on which the email is sent.”;(b) in subsection (7) after “subsection (6)” insert “or (6A)”.(3) In section 43 (call out of special members)—(a) after subsection (7) insert—“(7A) A notice under this section may also be served on a person by email by sending it to—(a) the last known email address used by that person as a means for communicating with them, or(b) if there is no such address, an email address by means of which there are reasonable grounds to believe that an email sent to that address will come to the attention of the person,and such a notice is, unless the contrary is proved, to be treated as having been received on the day following the day on which the email is sent.”;(b) in subsection (8) after “subsection (7)” insert “or (7A)”.(4) In section 58 (call out of members of a reserve force on authority of call-out order)—(a) after subsection (7) insert—“(7A) A notice under this section may also be served on a person by email by sending it to—(a) the last known email address used by that person as a means for communicating with them, or(b) if there is no such address, an email address by means of which there are reasonable grounds to believe that an email sent to that address will come to the attention of the person,and such a notice is, unless the contrary is proved, to be treated as having been received on the day following the day on which the email is sent.”;(b) in subsection (8) after “subsection (7)” insert “or (7A)”.(5) In section 70 (recall of persons on authority of recall order)—(a) after subsection (7) insert—“(7A) A notice under this section may also be served on a person by email by sending it to—(a) the last known email address used by that person as a means for communicating with them, or(b) if there is no such address, an email address by means of which there are reasonable grounds to believe that an email sent to that address will come to the attention of the person,and such a notice is, unless the contrary is proved, to be treated as having been received on the day following the day on which the email is sent.”; (b) in subsection (8) after “subsection (7)” insert “or (7A)”.”Member's explanatory statement This new clause enables certain notices given under the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to be sent to persons by email in addition to the current provisions of the Act enabling service by post.