Service of notice

(1) A notice under this Act may be served on the person therein named, either by post, or, as if it were summons issued by a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908). (2) Any such notice may, in the case of a firm or a Hindu undivided family, be addressed to any member of the firm or to the manager or any adult member of the family, and in the case of a company or association of persons, be addressed to the principal officer thereof.