3(1)Not later than the date on which the said notice is first published the rural district council shall serve a copy thereof on every person entitled as lord of the manor or otherwise to the soil of the land:
Provided that where the persons entitled to the soil of the land are numerous, or cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, the Minister may dispense with the service of notices under this sub-paragraph.
(2)A notice under the foregoing sub-paragraph may be served on any person by sending it in a registered letter addressed to him at his usual or last known address.