# The Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry (Practice and Procedure) Rules 2003, Article 50: Service of documents


(1) A party’s address for service must be a postal address in England and Wales.
(2) The address for service in paragraph (1) must be either that of the party or of the party’s representative who has been appointed as his representative for the purposes of the proceedings.
(3) A party’s address for service remains that party’s address for service for the purposes of these Rules unless and until he serves on the adjudicator and the other parties notice of a different address for service.
(4) Any document to be served on or delivered to any person (other than the adjudicator) under these Rules may only be served—
(a) by first class post to his postal address given as his address for service;
(b) by leaving it at his address for service;
(c) subject to paragraph (5), by document exchange;
(d) subject to paragraph (6), by fax;
(e) subject to paragraph (7), by email; or
(f) where no address for service has been given, by post to or leaving it at his registered office, principal place of business, head or main office or last known address, as appropriate.
(5) A document may be served on any person other than the adjudicator by document exchange in England and Wales if, in advance, the recipient has informed the adjudicator and all parties in writing—
(a) that the recipient is willing to accept service by document exchange; and
(b) of the box number at the document exchange to which the documents should be addressed.
(6) A document may be served by fax on any person other than the adjudicator, to a fax number at the address for service for that person if, in advance, the recipient has informed the adjudicator and all parties in writing—
(a) that the recipient is willing to accept service by fax; and
(b) of the fax number to which the documents should be sent.
(7) A document may be served by email on any person other than the adjudicator, if, in advance, the recipient has informed the adjudicator and all parties in writing—
(a) that the recipient is willing to accept service by email;
(b) of the email address to which documents should be sent, which shall be deemed to be at the recipient’s address for service; and
(c) if the recipient wishes to so specify, the format in which documents must be sent.
(8) Any document addressed to the adjudicator must be sent—
(a) by first class post to an address specified by the adjudicator; or
(b) by such other method as the adjudicator may specify, including document exchange, fax or email.
(9) Where under paragraph (8)(b) the adjudicator specifies another method of service, the adjudicator may—
(a) specify that that method may be used generally or only in relation to a certain document or documents;
(b) specify that the specified method is no longer available or substitute that specified method with another specified method; and
(c) make such directions in relation to the use of the specified method as he deems appropriate.
(10) Any document served on an unincorporated body may be sent to its secretary, manager or similar officer duly authorised to accept such service.
(11) Any document which is served in accordance with this rule shall be regarded as having been served on the day shown in the table below—
Method of service
Day of service
First class post to a postal address within England and Wales
The second working day after it was posted.
Leaving it at a postal address within England and Wales
The working day after it was left.
Document exchange within England and Wales
The second working day after it was left at the document exchange.
Fax
The working day after it was transmitted.
Email
The working day after it was transmitted.
(12) The adjudicator may direct that service under these Rules of any document may be dispensed with and in those circumstances may make such consequential directions as he deems appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2171/article/50 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adjudicator-to-her-majestys-land-registry-practice-and-procedure-rules-2003/article-50
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