# The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2006, Paragraph 15.6: Service

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) For the purposes of this Part, a notice or document may be served on any person by any of the following methods—
(a) personally on that person or their solicitor;
(b) by first class post to, or by leaving it at—
(i) that person’s usual or last known residence or place of business in England and Wales,
(ii) in the case of a company, that company’s registered address in England and Wales, or
(iii) the business address of that person’s solicitor;
(c) by fax or other electronic means, but only if the person has agreed to accept service by that method;
(d) where the person or their solicitor has given a number of a box at a document exchange and has not indicated that they are unwilling to accept service through a document exchange, by leaving it at the document exchange addressed to the box number.
(2) Where a document or notice is served under this Part by any method other than personal service it is deemed to be served—
(a) if left at an address, on the next business day after the day on which it was left;
(b) if sent by first class post, on the second business day after the day on which it was posted;
(c) if transmitted by fax or other electronic means—
(i) on a business day before 5 p.m., on that day, and
(ii) at any other time, on the next business day after the day on which it is transmitted; and
(d) if left at a document exchange, on the second business day after the day on which it was left.
(3) In this rule, “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/353/schedule/1/paragraph/15.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-amendment-rules-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-15.6
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