16. Service of orders
Feedback & supportEvery order required by this Act or any rules made thereunder to be served on any person may be served —
by delivering the order to that person or by delivering the order at the last known place of abode of that person to some adult member or servant of his family;
by leaving the order at the usual or last known place of abode or business of that person in a cover addressed to that person; or
by forwarding the order by post in a prepaid letter addressed to that person at his usual or last known place of abode or business.
An order required by this Act or any rules made thereunder to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises shall be deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the “owner” or “occupier” of the premises without further name or description.
owner
“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant, and includes the Government;
An order required by this Act or any rules made thereunder to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises may be served by delivering the order or a true copy thereof to some adult person on the premises or, if there is no such person on the premises to whom the order can with reasonable diligence be delivered, by affixing the order to some conspicuous part of the premises.
occupier
“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;