# Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984, Rule 54: Time and issue of process

Extent: N.I.

A process shall be deemed to have been issued when it has been stamped, signed, and handed or sent by post to a summons server or to such other person as may be authorised to serve it, or to the clerk of petty sessions ... for a delivery to a summons server or when service is effected in accordance with Rule 60.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/rule/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-54
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