C1C2PART 6SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS
Pt. 6 excluded (7.10.2001) by The Railway Administration Order Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/3352), rules 1.1, 9.11(1)
I GENERAL RULES ABOUT SERVICE
Methods of service—generalI16.2
1
A document may be served by any of the following methods—
a
personal service, in accordance with rule 6.4;
b
first class post F1(or an alternative service which provides for delivery on the next working day);
c
leaving the document at a place specified in rule 6.5;
d
through a document exchange in accordance with the relevant practice direction; or
e
by fax or other means of electronic communication in accordance with the relevant practice direction.
(Rule 6.8 provides for the court to permit service by an alternative method)
2
A company may be served by any method permitted under this Part as an alternative to the methods of service set out in—
a
section 725 of the Companies Act 19858 (service by leaving a document at or posting it to an authorised place);
b
section 695 of that Act (service on oversea companies); and
c
section 694A of that Act (service of documents on companies incorporated outside the UK and Gibraltar and having a branch in Great Britain).
Pt. 6 applied (7.10.2001) by The Railway Administration Order Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/3352), rules 1.1, 9.10