# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 2: [ Judge’s or district judge’s as the case may be] powers as to service and representation

Extent: N.I.

[ The judge or district judge as the case may be] at the hearing shall have power—
(a) to dispense with service of the civil bill on such persons as he thinks fit;
(b) to appoint some one or more than one person to represent a class;
(c) to direct service of the civil bill on any person not served therewith and appearing to him to have an interest in the said question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/47/rule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-47/rule-2
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