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Section 68A

Service of summons issued by the Director General

of Trade Unions Act 1959

ActIn forceProvision 79 of 98
Section 68A
(1)

A summons issued by the Director General under section 71

may be served personally, if practicable, on the person summoned by showing him the original summons and by tendering or delivering to him a copy of the summons.

(2)

Every person on whom a summons is so served shall, if so required by the serving officer, sign a receipt for the copy of the summons on the back of the original summons.

(3)

In the case of a corporation the summons may be served on the secretary or other like officer of the corporation.

(4)

Where the person to be summoned cannot by the exercise of due diligence be found the summons may be served by leaving a copy of the summons for him with some adult member of his family or with his servant residing with him.

(5)

Where the person to be summoned cannot by the exercise of due diligence be found and service cannot be effected in the manner provided for in subsection (4), the serving officer shall affix a copy of the summons to some conspicuous part of the house or other place in which the person summoned ordinarily resides, and in such case the summons shall be deemed to have been duly served.

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(6)

When a summons issued is served under this section, an affidavit of such service purported to be made before an officer duly authorized to administer an oath shall be admissible in evidence.