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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/rule-2.6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/513",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996",
  "path": "schedule/2/rule/2.6",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "2.6",
  "heading": "Forms of execution of service",
  "text": "(1) The execution of service of a citation and notice to appear of a person accused on indictment referred to in rule 8.2(1) (citation of accused and witnesses) shall be in Form 2.6-A.\n(1A) The execution of a citation of a person accused on indictment referred to in rule 8.2(1A) (citation of accused by affixing a notice) shall be in Form 2.6-AA.\n(2) The execution of service of a complaint on an accused shall be in Form 2.6-B.\n(2A) The execution of a citation of an accused referred to in rule 16.1(2A) (citation of accused by affixing a notice) shall be in Form 2.6-BA.\n(3) The execution of personal service of a citation of a witness cited to appear at a trial on indictment shall be in Form 2.6-C.\n(4) The execution of personal service of a citation of a witness cited to appear at a trial on summary complaint shall be in Form 2.6-D.\n(5) The execution of a citation referred to in–\n(a) rule 20.3(2) or (3) (supervised release orders: form of citation of offender) shall be in Form 2.6-EA;\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(e) rule 20.12A(3) or (4) (restriction of liberty orders: forms of citation of offender) shall be in Form 2.6-EE; ...\n(f) rule 20.12B(2) or (3) (drug treatment and testing orders: forms of citation of offender) shall be in Form 2.6-EF ; and\n(h) rule 20.22(2) (community payback orders: failure to attend progress review) shall be in Form 2.6-EH;\n(i) rule 20.22(4) (community payback orders: breach of community payback order) shall be in Form 2.6-EI.\n(j) rule 20.22(5) (community payback orders: hearing of applications to vary, revoke and discharge community payback orders) shall be in Form 2.6-EJ.\n(k) rule 20.23(4) (supervision default orders: failure to comply) shall be in Form 2.6–EK;\n(l) rule 20.23(5) (supervision default orders: hearing of application to amend or vary) shall be in Form 2.6–EL.\n(6) The execution of a citation or service under rule 2.3(1) (general provisions for service) shall, with the necessary modifications, be in Form 2.6-F.\n(7) The execution of service of documents under rule 2.2A (citation in solemn proceedings by service on solicitor) or rule 2.3A (service etc. on accused through a solicitor) shall be in Form 2.6–G.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6(1A) inserted (27.10.2003) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.2) (Miscellaneous) 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/468), paras. 1(1), 2(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6(2A) inserted (27.10.2003) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.2) (Miscellaneous) 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/468), paras. 1(1), 2(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6(5) substituted (27.10.2003) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No.2) (Miscellaneous) 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/468), paras. 1(1), 2(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6(5)(b)(c)(d) omitted (1.2.2011) by virtue of Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 4) (Miscellaneous) 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/418), paras. 1(3), 2(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 rule 2.6(5)(e) omitted (31.3.2005) by virtue of Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 2) (Miscellaneous) 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/160), paras. 1(1), 2(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6(5)(g) and word inserted (31.3.2005) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 2) (Miscellaneous) 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/160), paras. 1(1), 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6(5)(h)-(j) substituted for Sch. 2 rule 2.6(5)(g) (1.2.2011) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 4) (Miscellaneous) 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/418), paras. 1(3), 2(1)(b) (as amended by S.S.I. 2011/21, paras. 1(2), 2(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6(5)(k)(l) inserted (31.10.2016) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (No. 3) (Supervision Default Orders) 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/300), paras. 1(2), 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6(7) inserted (1.2.2005) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004) 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/44), paras. 1(1), 2(6) (with para. 2(2)-(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6 continued (1.2.2011) by Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 4) (Miscellaneous) 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/418), paras. 1(3), 2(8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 2.6 in force at 1.4.1996, see para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}