| (1) | An order shall be served on a user of land or a person referred to in section 4 of the Act by— |
| (a) | forwarding it by registered post to the user of land or such person; |
| (b) | delivering it to the user of land or such person or to his authorised representative; |
| (c) | delivering it at the residence or place of business of the user of land or such person, to some person who is apparently not younger than 16 years of age and apparently resides or is employed there; or |
| (d) | delivering it, in the case of a user of land or such person who is juristic person, at the registered office of such juristic persons. |
[Section 6(1) substituted by Notice No. R. 2350 of 14 November 1986]
| (2) | When an order is served in terms of subregulation (1)(a) the executive officer shall— |
| (a) | place the order in an envelope which is addressed to the user of land concerned at his last known postal address and post it by pre-paid registered letter; and |
| (b) | at the time of registration thereof make application to be provided with an acknowledgement by the addressee of the receipt thereof as provided in regulation 44 (5) of the Postregulations published under Government Notice R. 550 of 14 April 1960: Provided that— |
| (i) | a receipt from which is completed as provided in regulation 44(8) of the said regulations shall be sufficient acknowledgement of receipt for the purposes hereof; and |
| (ii) | if no such acknowledgement of receipt is received , this fact shall be recorded by the executive officer on a copy of the order. |
| (3) | When an order is served in terms of subregulation (1)(b), (c) or (d), the person by whom it has been delivered shall immediately after delivery thereof make an entry on a copy of that order to indicate the manner in which, the person to whom, the place at which and the date on and approximate time at which the order concerned has been thus delivered. |
| (4) | The entries referred to in subregulation (3) shall immediately after having been made, be signed by the person by whom the order has been delivered. |
