Development Financial Institutions Act 2002 · Updated to 6 Oct 2023 · Part VIII · Examination and Investigation
99A. Service of orders or notices generally, etc.
Feedback & supportAny order or notice that is given under this Act, shall, where it is required to be served on an individual, be served by—
delivering it personally to the person for whom it is intended;
delivering it to an adult person at the last-known place of residence, occupation or business of the person for whom it is intended; or
sending it by registered post to the person for whom it is intended.
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Any order or notice that is given under this Act shall, where it is required to be served on a body corporate or unincorporate, be served by delivering the order or notice to an officer or agent of the body corporate or unincorporate at its registered address or business address.
officer
“officer”, in relation to an institution, means any of its employees and includes its Chief Executive Officer;
If the officer effecting the service of any order or notice under subsection (1) or (2) is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded by him in writing, that the order or notice cannot be served in the manner provided in subsection (1) or (2), the order or notice may be served by affixing the order or notice on a conspicuous part of the premises—
in which the individual for whom the order or notice is intended is known to have last resided, to have been last employed or to have last carried on business; or
at the last known registered address or business address of the body corporate or unincorporate for whom the order or notice is intended, and in such case the order or notice shall be deemed to have been duly served.
If upon an investigation made under this Act, it appears to the investigating officer that there is sufficient evidence or reasonable grounds for suspicion to justify the commencement or continuance of any proceedings against any person, the investigating officer shall require a complainant, if any, and any person who appears to such investigating officer to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case as he thinks necessary, to execute a bond to appear before any court therein named or to give evidence in any court proceedings.
person
“person” includes an individual, any corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership and any other body, organization, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
If any complainant or person referred to in subsection (4) refuses to execute a bond under that subsection, the investigating officer shall report such refusal to the court which may thereupon in its discretion issue a warrant or summons to secure the attendance of such complainant or person.
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development
“development” includes the commencement of any new industrial, agricultural, commercial or other economic venture or the expansion or improvement of any such existing venture;