Article 10 Service of documents

(1)

For the purpose of these Rules service of a document on the offender may be effected–

(a)

in the case of a document to be served on a body corporate by delivering it to the secretary or clerk of the body at its registered or principal office or sending it by post addressed to the secretary or clerk of the body at that office; and

(b)

in the case of a document to be served on any other person–

(i)

by delivering it to the person to whom it is directed;

(ii)

by leaving it for him with some person at his last known or usual place of abode; or

(iii)

by sending it by post addressed to him at his last known or usual place of abode.

(2)

For the purpose of these Rules service of a document on the registrar may be effected–

(a)

in the case of an offender who is in custody, by delivering it to the person having custody of him;

(b)

by delivering it to the registrar;

(c)

by addressing it to him and leaving it at his office in the Royal Courts of Justice, London WC2; or

(d)

by sending it by post addressed to him at the said office.

(3)

A person having custody of an offender and to whom a document is delivered in pursuance of paragraph (2)(a) above shall endorse on it the date of delivery and cause it to be forwarded to the registrar.