# Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Bankruptcy Rules) 2016, Paragraph 8: Consular service

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(1) Consular service is service by a British consular authority.
(2) Consular service may be effected only if—
(a) the law of the member state where the document is to be served permits it; or
(b) the document is being served on a British national.
(3) Consular service may be effected by sending the document to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and asking the Secretary of State to arrange for it to be served by a British consular authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/313/schedule/3/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-bankruptcy-rules-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-8
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