(1) If an application under section 248 of the Act has been advertised under regulation 18, a person who wishes to make an objection to it must, by the date specified in the advertisement,—
(a) file a written notice stating the grounds of the objection; and
(b) serve the notice on—
(i) the New Zealand Law Society, if the applicant is a lawyer or incorporated law firm; or
(ii) the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers, if the applicant is a conveyancing practitioner or an incorporated conveyancing firm.
(2) The case officer must, without delay, give the applicant a copy of any objection received.