Section 5. Duty of the Designated Officer.

(1) The Designated Officer shall, on receipt of an application for service by any person, without prejudice to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, provide the service or reject the application within the time period as notified under sub-section (2) of section 3 of this Act. (2) In case of rejection, he shall state the reasons for the same in writing and shall intimate it to the applicant forthwith. (3) He shall inform the applicant about the period within which an appeal against such denial or delay may be preferred. (4) He shall furnish the particulars of the Appellate Authority. (5) The stipulated time limit as notified under sub-section (2) of section 3 of this Act shall start from the date on which the application is received complete in all respects by the Designated Officer.