# Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Bankruptcy Rules) 2016, Paragraph 4: Service in an EU member state

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(1) A document may be served in an EU member state (including Denmark) under the Service Regulation by—
(a) postal service;
(b) service by transmitting agency;
(c) direct service, where the law of the member state permits it;
(d) consular service.
(2) Service by transmitting agency may be effected by sending the document to a messenger-at-arms and instructing them to arrange for it to be served.
(3) Direct service may be effected by sending the document to a person who is entitled to serve court documents in that member state and asking them to arrange for it to be served.
(4) Where service is to be effected by transmitting agency, the party must give the messenger-at-arms a translation of the document into a language which the recipient understands or an official language of the member state where the document is to be served.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/313/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-bankruptcy-rules-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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