Magistrates' Courts (Licensing) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997

Mode of service of documents

19.—(1) Any notice, document or copy thereof such as is referred to in rule 18 or which is required by the Order or these Rules to be served on the clerk of petty sessions or any other person or body may be served by the applicant, his solicitor or a member of the staff in the solicitor’s office over the age of 16 years by sending it by registered post or by the recorded delivery service in an envelope addressed to the intended recipient:—

(a) rule 18 applies, at the police station specified in that rule;

(b) where service is to be on the clerk of petty sessions or a local or official body, at the address of his or its office;

(c) in any other case, his residence.

(2) A notice of application or any other document required by the Order or these Rules to be served on the clerk of petty sessions and also required to be served on any other person or body shall be endorsed with a note of the mode and date of service of such document on such other person or body.

(3) Production of the Post Office advice of delivery shall be evidence of such posting.