# The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) Order 2020, Paragraph 8: Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980 (S.R. 1980 No. 346)


(1) The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980 are amended as follows.
(2) In Order 11, rule 6(8) (service of notice of writ abroad), for “the Foreign Office” substitute “the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office”.
(3) In Order 13, rule 7A(2)(c) (judgment against a State in default of appearance to writ), for “the Foreign and Commonwealth Office” substitute “the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office”.
(4) In Order 69, rule 2(a) (applications for service of foreign process), for “Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs” substitute “the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs”.
(5) In Order 70, rule 1(1) (obtaining evidence for foreign courts, etc: interpretation), in the definition of “The Secretary of State”, for “Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs” substitute “the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/942/schedule/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-secretary-of-state-for-foreign-commonwealth-and-development-affairs-order-2020/schedule/paragraph-8
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