Services of notices

(1) Service of any notice under this Act shall be made by delivering or tendering a copy thereof signed, in the case of a notice under section 3, by the officer therein mentioned and in the cases of any other notice, by an order of the Collector. (2) Whenever it may be practicable, the service of the notice shall be made on the person therein named. (3) When such person cannot be found, the services may be made on any adult male member of his family residing with him; and, if no such adult male can be found, the notice may be served by affixing a copy on the outer door of the house in which the person therein ordinarily dwells or carries on business, or by fixing a copy thereof at some conspicious place in the Court House and also in same conspicious part of the land upon which restrictions are to be imposed; Provided that, if the Collector so directs, a notice may be sent by registered post in a letter addressed to the person named therein at his last known residence, address or place of business, and service of it may be proved by the production of the addressee's receipt or postal receipt.