Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Service of notices (I) ~erviccs of any Dolice under this Act shall be made by delivering or tcndering a copy thereofsigned. in the case ofa notice under section 4, by the officer therein mentioned. and. in the case ofaoy Olher notice, by an order ofthc Collector or thc Judge. (2) Whenevcr it may practicable. the servicc of the notice shall be made on thc person therein named. (3) When such person cannot be found, the service may be made on any adult male member ofhis family residing with him, and, ifno such adult male member can be found. the notice may be served by fixing the copy on the outer door ofthe home in which the person thcrein named ordinarily dwells or carries on business, ~r by fixing a ~opy thereof insome conspicuous place in the office ofthe officer aforesaid or ofthe Collector or in the court-house, and also in some conspicuous pan ofthe land to be acquired: Provided that. ifthe Collector or Judge shall so direct. a notice may be sent by post. in a letter addressed to the person named therein at his last known residence, address or place of business and I[ registered under sections 28 and 290fthc Indian Post Office Act. 1898.] and service of it may be proved by the production ofthc addressee's receipt.