{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1035",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017",
  "path": "part/6",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nService generally\nScope\nRule 6.1\nWho is to serve\nRule 6.2\nMethods of service\nRule 6.3\nService of documents on children and protected parties\nRule 6.4\nService of documents on P if P becomes a party\nRule 6.5\nSubstituted service\nRule 6.6\nDeemed service\nRule 6.7\nCertificate of service\nRule 6.8\nCertificate of non-service\nRule 6.9\nPower of court to dispense with service\nRule 6.10\nService out of the jurisdiction\nScope and interpretation\nRule 6.11\nService of application form and other documents out of the jurisdiction\nRule 6.12\nPeriod for acknowledging service or responding to application where application is served out of the jurisdiction\nRule 6.13\nMethod of service – general provisions\nRule 6.14\n. . .\n. . .\nService through foreign governments, judicial authorities and British Consular authorities\nRule 6.16\nProcedure where service is to be through foreign governments, judicial authorities and British Consular authorities\nRule 6.17\nTranslation of application form or other document\nRule 6.18\nUndertaking to be responsible for expenses of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office\nRule 6.19",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 6 Table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 30(2) (with reg. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(h)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/part/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:10.291890+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."
}