Section 117, The Local Government Act, 2004

(1) Notices, orders and any other documents required orauthorised to be served under this Act may be served by delivering it to or at the residence of the person to whom they are respectively addressed or, where addressed to the owner or occupier of any premises, by delivering it, or a certified true copy thereof, to some person on the premises or, if there is no person on the premises who can be served, by fixing it on some conspicuous part of the premises. (2) Notices, orders and other documents may also be served by post by a prepaid registered letter and, if so served, they shall be deemed to have been served at the time of posting. (3) In proving service by post, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice, order or other document was properly addressed and posted.