Malaysia legislation
Section 53
Section 53
Service of notices
(a)
to the person to whom the notice is addressed or, if he cannot be found;
(b)
to any adult member of his family residing with him, and by obtaining the signature of the person to whom such copy is delivered or tendered to an acknowledgement of service endorsed upon the original document or an office copy thereof, or entered in a book to be kept for that purpose.
(2)
If the person to whom any copy referred to in subsection (1) is delivered or tendered is unwilling or unable to sign the acknowledgement thereof, or if no proper person can be found on whom to effect service, service may be effected by fixing a copy thereof—
(a)
upon the outer door of the building in which the person therein named ordinarily dwells or carries on business; and
(b)
on any public notice board in the town, village or mukim in which the person to be served usually resides.
52 Laws of Malaysia ACT 486
(3)
Where the person to be served is the occupier specified in any notice then, failing personal service, a copy of the notice shall also be posted in some conspicuous part of such land.
(4)
In each of the cases referred to in subsections (2) and (3) the serving officer shall enter on the original of the document served, or on an office copy thereof, or in a book to be kept for that purpose, a statement of the time, place and manner in which he effected the service, and shall sign such statement.
Service upon agent, etc.