48.—(1) The following shall be in writing, namely—
(a)all documents authorised or required by or under this Order to be given, made or issued by a district council or the Department of Agriculture; and
(b)all notices and applications authorised or required by or under this Order to be given or made to, or to any authorised officer of, a district council or the Department of Agriculture.
(2) Regulations may prescribe the form of, and the manner of authentication (if any) of, any document to be used for any of the purposes of this Order and, if forms are so prescribed, those forms or forms to the like effect may be used in all cases to which those forms are applicable.