PART 6SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS
Service out of the jurisdiction
Period for acknowledging service or responding to application where application is served out of the jurisdiction6
1
This rule applies where, under these Rules, a party is required to file—
a
an acknowledgment of service; or
b
an answer to an application,
and sets out the time period for doing so where the application is served out of the jurisdiction.
2
Where the applicant serves an application on a respondent in—
a
Scotland or Northern Ireland; or
b
a F1... Service Convention country within Europe,
the period for filing an acknowledgment of service or an answer to an application is 21 days after service of the application.
3
Where the applicant serves an application on a respondent in a Service Convention country outside Europe, the period for filing an acknowledgment of service or an answer to an application is 31 days after service of the application.
4
Where the applicant serves an application on a respondent in a country not referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3), the period for filing an acknowledgment of service or an answer to an application is set out in Practice Direction 6B.