22.—(1) Where before [F1IP completion day], pursuant to rule 6.11, a solicitor acting for the respondent has notified the business address of that solicitor in an EEA state outside the United Kingdom as the address at which that solicitor is instructed to accept service of the application, the application, if not served before [F1IP completion day], must on or after [F1IP completion day] be served at that address notwithstanding the changes made by these Regulations.
(2) Where before [F1IP completion day] a party to proceedings has given, as the address at which that party may be served with documents relating to those proceedings, the business address of a solicitor in any EEA State outside the United Kingdom—
(a)that address will continue on and after [F1IP completion day] to be that party's address for service unless and until that party elects to change the address for service; and
(b)if that party elects on or after [F1IP completion day] to change the address for service, the new address for service may be any address for service permitted by rule 6.26 as in force immediately before [F1IP completion day].
(3) In this regulation, “EEA State” has the meaning it had for the purposes of Part 6 immediately before [F1IP completion day].
(4) Where before [F1IP completion day] an applicant has filed the documents referred to in rule 6.44(2), but the action required by rule 6.44(3) has not been taken by [F1IP completion day], the court may treat the request for service of the documents in question as a request for service pursuant to rule 6.45(1) or (2) as appropriate.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 22 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Civil, Criminal and Family Justice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1493), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(a)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 22 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)