# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 8.31: Service of the application


(1) The court will serve a copy of the application on—
(a) the respondent; and
(b) the landlord (as defined by paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the 1996 Act ),
unless the court directs that the applicant must do so.
(2) Where service is effected by the applicant, the applicant must file a certificate of service.
(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.)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/8.31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-8.31
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