5.—(1) Within five days after the presentation of the petition, the petitioner shall serve on the respondent within the meaning of section 108(2) of the Act and on the Director of Public Prosecutions a notice of the presentation of the petition, and of the nature of the security for costs which the petitioner proposes to give pursuant to section 119 of the Act, together with a copy of the petition.
(2) Service shall be effected in the manner in which a writ of summons is served and an affidavit of service shall be filed as soon as practicable after service has been effected.