145Notices and service of orders

145 Notices and service of orders (1) Unless this Act or the regulations authorise or require a notice or order to be given in any other way, every notice or order which this Act authorises or requires a planning authority or responsible authority to give to or serve on the owner or the occupier of any land must be addressed to the owner or to the occupier of the land and— S. 145(1)(aa) inserted by No. 86/1989 s. 4(2)(i). (aa) in the case of a Minister, public authority or committee of management— (i) may be given to a person authorised by that Minister, public authority or committee to accept service of documents on his, her or its behalf; or (ii) may be left at the principal office of the Minister, public authority or committee; or (a) if the residence of the owner or occupier is known to the authority, may be given to or served on the owner or occupier or left with an adult person apparently living there; or (b) if the owner's residence is not known to the authority— (i) may be served on the occupier of the land or left with an adult person apparently living there; or (ii) if there is no occupier, may be put up on a conspicuous part of the land; or (c) if the occupier's residence is not known to the authority, may be put up on a conspicuous part of the land. (2) Unless this Act or the regulations authorise or require a notice or order to be given in any other way, a notice or order may also be served by post by prepaid letter addressed to the owner or occupier, and in proving service it is sufficient to prove that the notice or order was addressed to the usual or last-known place of residence or of business of the owner or occupier and was put into the post. (3) A notice or order under this Act may be addressed by the description of "the owner" or "the occupier" of the land (naming it) in respect of which the notice is given, without further name or description.