Service of notice, etc

Section 318 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with service of notice, etc. Every notice, order or requisition issued under this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder shall, save as otherwise expressely provided, be served or presented-- (a) by giving or tendering the notice, order or requisition, or sending it by post, to the person for whom it is intended; The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.

(1) Every notice, order or requisition issued under this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder shall, save as otherwise expressely provided, be served or presented--

(a) by giving or tendering the notice, order or requisition, or sending it by post, to the person for whom it is intended; or

(b) if such person cannot be found, by affixing the notice order or requisition on some conspicuous part of his last known place of abode or business, if within the cantonment, or by giving or tendering the notice, order or requisition to some adult member or servant or his family, or by causing it to be affixed on some conspicuous part of the buildings or land, if any, to which it relates.

(2) When any such notice, order or requisition is required or permitted to be served upon an owner, lessee or occupier of any building or land, it shall not be necessary to name the owner, lessee or occupier therein, and the service thereof shall, save as otherwise expressly provided, be effected either--

(a) by giving or tendering the notice, order or requisition, or sending it by post, to the owner, lessee or occupier, or, if there are more owners, lessees, or occupiers than one to any one of them; or

(b) if no such owner, lessee or occupier can be found, by giving or tendering the notice, order or requisition to the authorised agent, if any, of any such owner, lessee or occupier, or to an adult member or servant of the family of any such owner, lessee, occupier, or by causing it to be affixed on some conspicuous part of the building or land to which it relates.

(3) When the person on whom a notice, order or requisition is to be served is a minor, service upon his guardian or upon an adult member or servant of his family shall be deemed to be service upon the minor.

Section 318, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).