2.—(1) The Rules are amended in accordance with the following subparagraph.
(2) In rule 16.2 (service furth of United Kingdom)—
(a)in paragraph (2)(b), for “Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs” substitute “Scottish Ministers”;
(b)for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Where service is to be executed through a central, or other appropriate, authority at the request of the Scottish Ministers, the party executing service shall—
(a)send a copy of the document, with a request for service by the method indicated in the request, to the Scottish Ministers; and
(b)lodge in process a certificate signed by the authority which executed service stating that it has been, and the manner in which it was, served.
(3A) Where service is to be executed through a British consular officer at the request of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the party executing service shall—
(a)send a copy of the document, with a request for service by the method indicated in the request, to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; and
(b)lodge in process a certificate signed by the authority which executed service stating that it has been, and the manner in which it was, served.”.