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"37 A. Notices (1) Where any notice, bill, order or requisiiion issued or made under this Act or any rule made thereunder, requires anything to be done ior the doing of which no time is fixed in this Act or the rule made thereunder, the notlce, bill, order or requisltion shall specify a reasonable time for doing the same- (2) All notices, bill, summons and other documents required by this Act or any rule made thereunder 1o be served upon, or issued to, any person, shall be served or issued by such persons as may be authorized by the Department. (3) Every notice, bill, summon, order requisition or other document required or authorised by this Act or any rule made thereunder to be served or issued on any person shall, save as otherwise provided in this Act or such rule, be deemed to be duly served- (a) where the person to be served ls a company ii the document is addressed to the Secretary of the Company at its registered office or at its principal ofiice or place of business and is either" (i) sent by speed post or registered post; or (ii) delver at the registered ofiice or at the principal oijice or place of business of the company; (b) where the person to be served is a partnership, lf the document is addressed to the partnership at its principal place of business, identifying it by the name and style under which its business is carried on, and is either- (i) sent by speed post or registered post; or (.) delivered al r1e saio place of bus'1essi (c) where the person to be served is a public body of a Department, orqanization, society or other body, if the document is addressed to ihe Secretary, Treasurer or other head of otfice of that body, Department, organization, or society at its principal office, and is either- (i) sent by speed post or registered posl; or (ii) delivered at that office; (d) in any other case, ii the documenl is addressed 10 the person to be served and- (l) is given or tendered to him; (ii) i'f such person cannot be found is given or tendered to some adult member of his iamily; or {u -23 - (ll) is sent by speed post or registered post to that person (4) Any document which is required or auihorized to be served on the owner or occupier of any and or buildlng may be addressed as, 'the owner'or'the occupief as the case may be, ol that land or building (identifying that land or building) without further name ol description, and shall be deemed to be duly served- (a) if the document so addressed ls sent oT delivered ln accordance wiih sub-sectlon (5) and its relevant sub clause; or (b) where a document is served on a partnership in accordance with thls section, the document shall be deemed to be served on each pafiner' if the document so addressed is sent or delivered in accordance with sub-section (5) and iis re evant sub-clause (5) For the purpose oi enabling any document to be served on the owner of any premises the Public Health Engineer or any other olfjcer authorized or empowered to do so may by notice in wriling requlre the occup er oi the premises to state the name and address of the owner thereof. (6) Where the person on whom a document is to be served is a minor ihe service upon his guardian or any aduli member of his iarni y shall be deemed to be served upon the minor' (7) Nothing in the sub-sections (1)to (5) shall apply to any summons issued under this Act by a Court. (8) ln the event of non"compliance with the terms of any notice, order or requisiiion issued to any person under this Act or any rule made there under, requiring such person io execute any work or to do any act, it shall be lawiul for the auihority or officer at whose instance the notjce, order or requisition has been issued, to iake such acilon or such steps as may be necessary for the completion of the act or the work requlred to be done or executed by such person and all the expenses incurred on such account shall be payable to the Department on demand and ii not paid within 15 (flfteen) days after such demand, the expenses shall be recoverable as an arrear of charges payable under this Aci, whether or not the person in defauLt ls liable io punishment ior such deiau t or has been prosecuted or sentenced to any punishment thereof. (9) No notice, order, requisitlons, permjsslon in writjng or any other documeni issued under this Act or any rule shall be invalid merely by reason oi any defect ln lorm or detail." -24' 2:1 Amendment of Section 38 Amendment ol Section 39