{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-6.26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-6.26.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/6.26",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "6.26",
  "heading": "Deemed Service",
  "text": "A document, other than a claim form within the United Kingdom, served in accordance with these Rules or any relevant practice direction is deemed to be served on the day shown in the following table—\nMethod of service\nDeemed date of service\n1. First class post (or other service which provides for delivery on the next business day)\nThe second day after it was posted, left with, delivered to or collected by the relevant service provider provided that day is a business day; or\nif not, the next business day after that day.\n2. Document exchange\nThe second day after it was left with, delivered to or collected by the relevant service provider provided that day is a business day; or\nif not, the next business day after that day.\n3. Delivering the document to or leaving it at a permitted address\nIf it is delivered to or left at the permitted address on a business day before 4.30p.m., on that day; or\nin any other case, on the next business day after that day.\n4. Fax\nIf the transmission of the fax is completed on a business day before 4.30p.m., on that day; or\nin any other case, on the next business day after the day on which it was transmitted.\n5. Other electronic method\nIf the e-mail or other electronic transmission is sent on a business day before 4.30p.m., on that day; or\nin any other case, on the next business day after the day on which it was sent.\n6. Personal service\nIf the document is served personally before 4.30p.m. on a business day, on that day; or\nin any other case, on the next business day after that day.\n(Paragraphs 10.1 to 10.7 of Practice Direction 6A contain examples of how the date of deemed service is calculated.)",
  "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 6.26 inserted (6.4.2011) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/88), rules 1, 4(p)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 6.26 substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 5(b)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/6.26",
    "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."
}