# The Courts-Martial (Prosecution Appeals) (Supplementary Provisions) Order 2006, Article 17: Service


(1) Where this Order requires service of a document on the registrar then, unless the registrar, a single judge or the Courts-Martial Appeal Court directs otherwise, the document may be served by any of the following methods—
(a) in the case of an accused or interested party who is in custody, by delivering it to the person who has custody of him;
(b) by addressing it to the registrar and delivering it at, or sending it by first-class post or fax or other means of electronic communication, to his office at the Royal Courts of Justice, London WC2A 2LL.
(2) Where this Order requires service of a document on the court administration officer then, unless the registrar, a single judge or the Courts-Martial Appeal Court directs otherwise, the document may be served by any of the following methods—
(a) in the case of an accused or interested party who is in custody, by delivering it to the person who has custody of him;
(b) by delivering it to, or sending it by first-class post or fax or other means of electronic communication to, the court administration officer.
(3) A person who has custody of an accused or interested person and to whom the accused or interested person delivers a document under paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a), must endorse on it the date of delivery and forward it to the registrar or the court administration officer, as the case may be.
(4) Where this Order requires the service of a document on any other person then, unless the registrar, a single judge or the Courts-Martial Appeal Court directs otherwise, the document may be served by any of the following methods—
(a) personally on that person or on their solicitor or legal representative;
(b) by first class post to that person’s last known residence, unit or place of business or to their solicitor’s or legal representative’s address;
(c) leaving it at that person’s known residence or place of business;
(d) if the party has indicated that he is willing to accept service by facsimile or other means of electronic communication, by sending a legible copy of the document by such means to that party; or
(e) where the person concerned is a serviceman, by sending the document by first class post, facsimile or other means of electronic communication, or delivering it personally to, that person’s commanding officer who shall serve the document personally on that person as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(5) Where a document is served under this Order by any method other than personal service it is deemed to be served—
(a) in the case of a document left at an address, on the next business day after the day on which it was left;
(b) in the case of a document sent by first class post, on the second business day after the day on which it was posted;
(c) in the case of a document transmitted by fax or other electronic means on a business day before 5 p.m., on that day;
(d) in the case of a document transmitted by fax or other electronic means at any time other than that specified in sub-paragraph (c), on the next business day after the day on which it was transmitted; and
(e) in the case of a document sent or delivered to a person’s commanding officer by virtue of paragraph (4)(e), at the time when the commanding officer serves the document on that person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1788/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-prosecution-appeals-supplementary-provisions-order-2006/article-17
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