Rule 8.31 Service of the application
The court will serve a copy of the application on—
the respondent; and
the landlord (as defined by paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the 1996 Act M1),
unless the court directs that the applicant must do so.
Where service is effected by the applicant, the applicant must file a certificate of service.
F1(Part 6 of these Rules makes provision in relation to the method of service, and includes rule 6.23A which specifies how service is to be effected on a person where there are reasonable grounds to believe that person is residing in a refuge.)
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in rule 8.31 inserted (13.1.2025) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/1016), rules 1(3)(b), 5
Marginal citations
- M1
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Family Law Act 1996 was amended by section 82 of and paragraphs 16(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and article 2 of and paragraph 10(b)(i) of the Schedule to the Housing Act 1996 (Consequential Amendments) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/74).