# The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005, Article 42: Scope and definitions


(1) This Section contains rules about—
(a) service out of the jurisdiction; and
(b) the procedure for serving out of the jurisdiction.
(Rule 6 defines “jurisdiction”.)
(2) In this Section—
“application form” includes application notice; and
“the Hague Convention” means the Convention on the service abroad of judicial and extra-judicial documents in civil or commercial matters signed at the Hague on November 15, 1965.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-42
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