County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981

Issue of civil bill

1.  A civil bill shall be deemed to have been issued—

(a) so soon as it has been received by a process server (or other person authorised by this Order) for service on any defendant; or

(b) so soon as service of it has been accepted by a solicitor under Rule 3(4); or

(c) without prejudice to paragraphs (a) and (b), so soon as an order for service of a civil bill has been made under Rule 6(2) or so soon as service declared sufficient under Rule 7 has been effected or so soon as service of a civil bill to which Rule 11 applies has been effected in accordance with that Rule; or

(d) where service is by post, as soon as it has been posted; or

(e) in an action such as is referred to in Rule 9(2) of Order 3 (where a civil bill is issued against “the personal representatives of AB deceased”) when a copy thereof is filed in the Office.