57A.—(1) Every summons issued by a court against any person in connection with any offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder, may be served on the person —
(a)
by delivering the summons to the person or to some adult member of his family at his last known place of residence;
(b)
by leaving the summons at his usual or last known place of residence or business in an envelope addressed to the person;
(c)
by sending the summons by registered post addressed to the person at his usual or last known place of residence or business;
(d)
where the person is a body of persons, corporate or unincorporate —
(i)
by delivering the summons to the secretary or other like officer of the body of person at its registered office or principal place of business; or
(ii)
by sending the summons by registered post addressed to the body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business.
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(2) Any summons sent by registered post in accordance with subsection (1) shall be deemed to be duly served on the person to whom the letter is addressed at the time when the letter would, in the ordinary course of post, be delivered and in proving service of the summons, it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the summons was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.