Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) All documents including notices and orders requted by this Act or any rule or regulation made there under to be served upon any person shall, save as otherwise provided in this Act or rule or regulation, be deemed to be duly served (a) Where the document is to be served on a Governrnent Department railway. Local Authority, statutory authority, company, corporation, society or other body, if the document is addressed to the head of the Govemment deparhnent, General manager of the railway, Secretary or Principal offrcer of the Local Authority, Statutory Authority, Company, Corporation, Society or any other body at its Principal branch, local or registered oIIice as the case may be and is either (i) sent by registered post to such office;or (ii) delivered at such office; 5l (b) Where the person to be served is a partner- ship ifthe document is ad&essed to the part- nership at its principalplace ofbusiness, iden- tifuing it by the name or style under which its business is carried on, and is either - (i) sent by registered post, or (ii) delivered at the said place ofbushess ; (c) In any other case ifthe document is addressed to the person to be served and (i) is given or tendered to him, or (ii) if such person cannot be found is affixed on some conspicuous part ofhis last known place ofresidence or business or is given or tendered to some adult member ofhis family or is affxed on some conspicuous part of the land or building to which it relates, or (iii) is sent by registered post to that person. (2) Any document which is required or authorized to be served on the owner or occupier ofany land or building may be addressed "the owner" or "the occupier", as the case may be, of that land or building (naming or describing that land or building) without further name or description, and shall be deemed to be duly served - (a) ifthe document so addressed is sent or deliv- ered in accordance with clause (c) of sub-sec- tion (l) ; or (b) ifthe document so addressed or a copy thereof so addressed, is delivered to some pelson on the land or building. (3) Where a docuDent is served on a parmership in accordance with this section, the document shall be deemed to be served on each partner. Public notice how to be made known. 62 (4) For the purpose ofenabling any documents to be served on the owner of any property, the Secre- tary to the State Urban and Country Planning Board./Local Planning Authority/Sub-divisional Planning Authority or any other officer authorized by the State Urban and Country Planning Board / Local Planning Authority /Sub-divisional Planning Authoriry, in this behalfmay by notice in writing iequire the occupier (ifany) ofthe property to state the name and address ofthe owner thereof. (5) Where the person on whom a document is to be served is a minor, the service upon his guardian or any adult member ofhis family shall be deemedto be served upon the minor (6) A servant is not a member of the family within the meaning of this section.