Section 71: Service of order or notice

71. Service of order or notice (1) An order or notice issued under this Act shall be served— (a) personally on the person affected, or in the case of a body corporate, at its registered address; or (b) by registered post sent to, or by leaving a copy at, the last known address of the person affected. (2) Where service cannot be effected by the means referred to in subsection (1), the service shall be effected by affixing a copy of the order or notice at the place where the development which is the subject matter of the order is being carried out. (3) A certificate of an authorised officer as to service under subsection (1) shall be prima facie evidence of effective service of the order or notice on the person affected. (S. 71 not in operation.)