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These Rules provide a new code of civil procedure for the civil courts. They replace the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 and the County Court Rules 1981. As well as the main body of the new rules (Parts 1—48), they also provide for certain specialist proceedings (Part 49) and transitional provisions (Part 51); the details of these are contained in practice directions. Part 50 introduces schedules to the Rules containing those provisions of the former rules of court which for the time being are re-enacted as part of the Civil Procedure Rules but without substantial changes.

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F1PART 6SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

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Amendments (Textual)

Pt. 6 substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rule 1(2), Sch. 1

I SCOPE OF THIS PART AND INTERPRETATION

Part 6 rules about service apply generally6.1

This Part applies to the service of documents, except where—

a

another Part, any other enactment or a practice direction makes different provision; or

b

the court orders otherwise.

(Other Parts, for example, Part 54 (Judicial Review) and Part 55 (Possession Claims) contain specific provisions about service.)

Interpretation6.2

In this Part—

a

“bank holiday” means a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom where service is to take place;

b

“business day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, a bank holiday, Good Friday or Christmas Day;

c

“claim” includes petition and any application made before action or to commence proceedings and “claim form”, “claimant” and “defendant” are to be construed accordingly; and

d

“solicitor” includes other authorised litigators within the meaning of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.