(1) All documents including notices and orders required by this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder to be served upon any person shall, save as otherwise provided in this Act or rules or regulations, be deemed to be duly served, -
(a) where the document is to be served on a Government department, railway, local authority, statutory authority, company, corporation, society or other body, if the document is addressed to the head of the Govemment department, General Manager of the railway, secretary or principal officer of the local authority, statutory authority,
PART IV ] GUJARAT GOVERNMEN,IT ZETTE"EX" 2A-12-2OT| company, corporation, society or other body at its principal or branch office, or the local or registered offiee, as the case may be, and is either- (D sent by registered post to such office, or
(ii) delivered at such office:
addressed at its principal place of business, identi$ing it by the name or style under which its business is carried on and is either-
(i) sent by registered post to such place ofbusiness, or (iD delivered at the said place of business; and
(c) where any document is to be served on the o er or occupier or in any other case, if the document is addressed to the person to be served and-
(i) is given or tendered to him, or
(ii) if such person cannot be found, is affrxed on some conspicuous part of his last known place of residence or business, or is given or tendered to some adult member of his family or is affixed on some conspicuous part of the land or building to which it relates, or
(iii) is sent by registered post to that person.
(2) where a document is to be served on a partnership firm in accordance with this section, the document shall be deemed to be served on each partner"
(3) Where the person on whom a document is to be served is a minor, then service upon his guardian or any adult member of his family shall be deemed to be the valid service upon the minor.
44. Every public notice given under this Act shaltr be in iting and shall be widely circulated in,the locality to be affected thereby by affixing copies thereof in conspicuous public places within the said locality and by advertisement in one or more loeal newspapers.
45" where any notice, order or other document issued or made under this Act requires anything to be done for which no time is fixed, the notice, order or other document shall specify a reasonable time for processing the same"