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Rule 5 Persons under disability

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where a defendant or party to any proceeding is a minor, the civil bill shall be served on his father or guardian or, if he has no father or guardian, then on the person with whom he resides; but [f1 the judge or district judge as the case may be] may order that service effected or to be effected on the minor shall be deemed good service.

(2)

Where a defendant or party to any proceeding is a [f2 patient] the civil bill shall be served on his [f3 controller] or, if he has no [ controller], on the person with whom he resides or under whose care he is.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Words amended by S.R. 2013 No. 19 with effect from 25.02.13

f2

Word substituted by S.R. 1988 No. 100 with effect from 1.5.88

f3

Words substituted by S.R. 1986 No. 218 with effect from 1.8.86