{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-service-of-process-in-maintenance-proceedings-regulations-2009/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-service-of-process-in-maintenance-proceedings-regulations-2009/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1093",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Service of Process in Maintenance Proceedings) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-service-of-process-in-maintenance-proceedings-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Circumstances in which service of process shall be of no effect",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where any process in connection with proceedings for a maintenance order, or for the variation, revocation or revival of such an order, is served on the commanding officer of a relevant person.\n(2) Service of process shall be of no effect if within 21 days of the date on which the process is served upon him the commanding officer certifies to the issuing court that—\n(a) the relevant person is on active service, or is under orders for active service, and that in his opinion it would not be reasonably practicable for the relevant person to comply with the requirements stipulated in the process; or\n(b) the relevant person is absent without leave.\n(3) In paragraph (2), “active service” has the same meaning as in section 8(3) of the Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1093/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:12:44.033244+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}