Magistrate’s
Court (Service of Summons) Rules 2011[1]
Official
Consolidated Version
This is an official
version of consolidated legislation compiled and issued under the authority of
the Legislation (Jersey) Law 2021.
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Magistrate’s
Court (Service of Summons) Rules 2011
1 Service
of summons
(1) A summons issued under
Article 9 of the Magistrate’s Court (Miscellaneous
Provisions) (Jersey) Law 1949 may be served –
(a) by leaving
it at the appropriate address for service;
(b) by
sending it to that address by first class post or by the nearest equivalent of
first class post; or
(c) by
personal service.
(2) The appropriate address
for service –
(a) on an
individual is an address where it is reasonably believed that he or she will
receive it;
(b) on a
body corporate is its principal office, and if there is no readily identifiable
principal office then any place where it carries on its activities or business;
(c) on an
individual or body corporate who is legally represented in the case is that
representative’s office.
(3) Personal service of a
summons is effected –
(a) in
the case of an individual, by leaving it with the person to be served;
(b) in
the case of a body corporate, by leaving it with any director, manager,
secretary or similar officer of the body.
2 Citation
These Rules may be cited as the Magistrate’s Court (Service of
Summons) Rules 2011.