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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/part-4/enacted",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2025/909",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/enacted",
  "path": "part/4",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nWhen this Part appliesrule 4.1\nMethods of servicerule 4.2\nService by handing over a documentrule 4.3\nService by leaving or posting a documentrule 4.4\nService by document exchangerule 4.5\nService by electronic meansrule 4.6\nDocuments that must be served by specified methodsrule 4.7\nService by person in custodyrule 4.8\nService by another methodrule 4.9\nDocuments that may not be served on a legal representativerule 4.10\nDate of servicerule 4.11\nProof of servicerule 4.12\nCourt’s power to give directions about servicerule 4.13",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "enacted",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/part/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:12:44.140935+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."
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