{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-6.17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-6.17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/6.17",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "6.17",
  "heading": "Notice and certificate of service relating to the claim form",
  "text": "(1) Where the court serves a claim form, the court will send to the claimant a notice which will include the date on which the claim form is deemed served under rule 6.14.\n(2) Where the claimant serves the claim form, the claimant—\n(a) must file a certificate of service within 21 days of service of the particulars of claim, unless all the defendants to the proceedings have filed acknowledgments of service within that time; and\n(b) may not obtain judgment in default under Part 12 unless a certificate of service has been filed.\n(3) The certificate of service must state—\n(a) where rule 6.7, 6.8, 6.9 or 6.10 applies, the category of address at which the claimant believes the claim form has been served; and\n(b) the details set out in the following table.\nMethod of service\nDetails to be certified\n1.Personal service\n2.First class post, document exchange or other service which provides for delivery on the next business day\nDate of personal service.\nDate of posting, or\nleaving with, delivering to or collection by the relevant service provider.\n3. Delivery of document to or leaving it at a permitted place\nDate when the document was delivered to or left at the permitted place.\n4. Fax\nDate of completion of the transmission.\n5. Other electronic method\nDate of sending the e-mail or other electronic transmission.\n6. Alternative method or place\nAs required by the court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 6 substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rule 1(2), Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/6.17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+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."
}