# Act of Sederunt (Intimation and Service) 2025, Section 2: Mode of service etc. where address of person is not known


(1) Any requirement that a person whose address is not known be—
(a) cited;
(b) served with a document;
(c) given notice,
by way of intimation, display or publication of the citation, document or notice on any part of a court building may be fulfilled in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).
(2) The requirement in the rules mentioned below that a document be intimated or displayed on the walls of court may be fulfilled in accordance with sub-paragraph (3)—
(a) rule 4(2) (publication) of the Chancery Procedure Rules;
(b) rule 19(2) (intimation, service and advertisement) of the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Company Insolvency Rules) 1986;
(c) rule 6(1) (intimation and service) of the Act of Sederunt (Judicial Factors Rules) 1992;
(d) rule 8(3) (application for commission as a sheriff officer) of the Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1991.
(3) A requirement to which reference is made in sub-paragraph (1) or (2) may be fulfilled by making publicly available on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service website—
(a) the type of action in which the requirement arises;
(b) the names and addresses of the parties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/301/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-intimation-and-service-2025/section-2
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