24Serving application and affixing notice of application

24 Serving application and affixing notice of application

(1)  As soon as practicable after an application under section 23 is made, the Commissioner must –

(a) ensure that all reasonable efforts are made to serve a copy of the application on the owner or, if there is more than one owner, on at least one owner, of the premises in respect of which the application is made; and

(b) cause a notice to be affixed –

(i) to the entrance of the premises in respect of which the application is made; or

(ii) in a conspicuous place near that entrance.

(2)  A notice under subsection (1)(b) is to state that –

(a) an owner or occupier of the premises in respect of which the application is made may object to the application; and

(b) it is an offence to remove, obscure, damage or destroy the notice before the day after the day on which the application is finally determined.