(1) Every notice, order or document by or under this Act required or authorised to be addressed to any person may be served by post or left.- Service of notices, orders or documents.
(a) where a local authority is the addressee, at the office of the local authority.
(b) where a company is the addressee, at the registered office of the company or in the event of the registered office of the company not being in India, at the head office of the company in India.
(c) where any other person is the addressee, at the usual or last known place of abode or business of the person.
(2) Every notice, order or document by or under this Act required or authorised to be addressed to the owner or the agent of the owner or the occupant of any premises shall be deemed to be properly addressed, if addressed by the description of the "owner" or "agent of the owner" or "occupant" of the premises (naming the premises) and may be served by delivering it or a true copy thereof, to some person on the premises or, if there is no person on the premises to whom the same can with reasonable diligence be delivered, by affixing it on some conspicuous part of the premises.
22. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall be instituted against any officer for anything which is in good faith done, or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder.
Protection for acts done in good faith.
23. In the application of the provisions of this Act to lifts or escalators installed by the Government, the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have been adopted or modified to the extent specified in the Schedule.
Application of Act to lifts or escalators belonging to Government.
1[23A. The State Government shall have the powers to issue directions to the persons as designated under sub-section (1) of section 10A from time to time as may be required for the compliance of the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder and the persons so designated shall, notwithstanding any provision in the relevant law, be bound to comply with such directions.]
Power of State Government to give directions.
1. Section 23A was inserted by Guj. 13 of 2013, s..8.
10 The Gujarat Lifts and Escalators Act, 2000. [ 2004 : GUJ. 4 Power to make rules.