The Registrar shall at the expense of the applicant publish notice of the application once at least in the Gazette and shall cause notice of the application to be served on any person he or she shall think fit, and to be posted in a conspicuous place outside the office of the chief administrative officer in whose area the land is situate and shall appoint a time not less than fourteen days from the first publication of the notice on or after the expiration of which the application may be granted unless a caveat is lodged forbidding the granting of the application.