# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 6.50: Request for service


The Senior Master will serve a document to which this Section applies upon receipt of—
(a) a written request for service—
(i) where the foreign court or tribunal is in a convention country, from a consular or other authority of that country; or
(ii) from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with a recommendation that service should be effected;
(b) a translation of that request into English;
(c) two copies of the document to be served; and
(d) unless the foreign court or tribunal certifies that the person to be served understands the language of the document, two copies of a translation of it into English.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/6.50 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-6.50
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