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Rule 59 Service by an alternative method

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Where it appears to the Crown Court that there is a good reason to authorise service by a method not otherwise permitted by these Rules, the court may make an order permitting service by an alternative method.

(2)

An application for an order permitting service by an alternative method—

(a)

must be supported by evidence;

(b)

may be made without notice.

(3)

An order permitting service by an alternative method must specify—

(a)

the method of service; and

(b)

the date when the document will be deemed to be served.