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Chapter 5 Register of Summary Causes, service and return of the summons

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  1. 5.1Register of Summary Causes
  2. 5.2Persons carrying on business under trading or descriptive name
  3. 5.3Form of service and certificate thereof
  4. 5.4Service within Scotland by sheriff officer
  5. 5.5Service on persons whose address is unknown
  6. 5.6Service by post
  7. 5.7Service on persons outwith Scotland
  8. 5.8Endorsation by sheriff clerk of defender’s residence not necessary
  9. 5.9Contents of envelope containing defender’s copy summons
  10. 5.10Re-service
  11. 5.11Defender appearing barred from objecting to service
  12. 5.12Return of summons