Part 1Mutual assistance in criminal matters
Chapter 1Mutual service of process etc.
Service of UK process abroad
4I1Service of process otherwise than by post
1
Process to which section 3 applies may, instead of being served by post, be served on a person outside the United Kingdom in accordance with arrangements made by the Secretary of State.
2
But where the person is in a participating country, the process may be served in accordance with those arrangements only if one of the following conditions is met.
3
The conditions are—
a
that the correct address of the person is unknown,
b
that it has not been possible to serve the process by post,
c
that there are good reasons for thinking that service by post will not be effective or is inappropriate.