Removal of Fortifications Act 2017

As soon as practicable after an application under section 7 is made, the Commissioner must – 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 cause a notice to be affixed – to the entrance of the premises in respect of which the application is made; or in a conspicuous place near that entrance.

An application under section 7 is not invalid if, after making all reasonable efforts, the Commissioner is unable to serve a copy of the application on an owner of the premises in accordance with subsection (1)(a).

A notice under subsection (1)(b) is to – include the information specified in section 7(2)(c), (d), (e) and (f); and state that it is an offence to remove, obscure, damage or destroy the notice before the day after the application to which the notice relates is finally determined.