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6.8. Subject to rules 6.5(1) and 6.7 F3... [F4, and except where any other rule or practice direction makes different provision]—
(a)the defendant may be served with the claim form at an address [F5at which the defendant resides or carries on business within the UK F6...and] which the defendant has given for the purpose of being served with the proceedings; or
(b)in any claim by a tenant [F7or contract-holder] against a landlord, the claim form may be served at an address given by the landlord under section 48 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 [F8or section 39 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016].
[F9(For Production Centre Claims see paragraph [F102.3(7A)] of Practice Direction [F117B]; for Money Claims Online see paragraph 4(6) of Practice Direction [F127C]; and for Possession Claims Online see paragraph 5.1(4) of Practice Direction 55B.)
(For service out of the jurisdiction see rules 6.40 to 6.47.)]]
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F1Pt. 6 substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rule 1(2), Sch. 1
F2Words in rule 6.8 heading inserted (6.4.2011) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/88), rules 1, 4(h)(i)
F3Words in rule 6.8 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/521), regs. 1(1), 4(9)(a) (with reg. 18) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 9(2)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in rule 6.8 inserted (1.9.2011) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/1979), rules 1(2), 3(b)(i)
F5Words in rule 6.8(a) substituted (6.4.2011) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/88), rules 1, 4(h)(iii)
F6Words in rule 6.8(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/521), regs. 1(1), 4(9)(b) (with reg. 18) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 9(2)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in rule 6.8(b) inserted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 6(2)(a)
F8Words in rule 6.8(b) inserted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 6(2)(b)
F9Words in rule 6.8 inserted (6.4.2011) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/88), rules 1, 4(h)(iv)
F10Word in rule 6.8 substituted (1.9.2011) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/1979), rules 1(2), 3(b)(ii)
F11Word in rule 6.8 substituted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 7(2)(a)
F12Word in rule 6.8 substituted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 7(2)(b)
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