Article 2 Service of civil bill

In Order 6, Rule 3(2) for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following new sub-paragraph—

“(b)

where service is not required by paragraph (6) or Rule 6(1) of Order 40 to be made on the defendant in person,—

(i)

by a solicitor or member of his staff over the age of 16 years sending to the defendant at the address given for the defendant in the civil bill, a copy of the civil bill, by ordinary first class post, (in this Order, first class post means first class post which has been pre-paid or in respect of which pre-payment is not required); or

(ii)

if there is a letter box at the address given for the defendant in the civil bill by inserting through that letter box a copy of the civil bill enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the defendant.”.