The Court of Protection Rules 2017

Scope and interpretation E+W

6.11.—(1) This rule and rules 6.12 to 6.19 make provision about—

(a) service of application forms and other documents out of the jurisdiction; and

(b) the procedure for service.

(2) In this rule and rules 6.12 to 6.19—

“application form” includes an application notice;

“Commonwealth State” means a State listed in Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1981 M1 ;

“jurisdiction” means, unless the context otherwise requires, England and Wales and any part of the territorial waters of the United Kingdom adjoining England and Wales;

F1 ...

“the Service Convention” means the Convention on the service abroad of judicial and extra-judicial documents in civil or commercial matters signed at the Hague on November 15, 1965;

“Service Convention country” means a countryF2 ... which is a party to the Service Convention; and

F3 ...

(3) In rules 6.12 to 6.19, a reference to service by a party includes service by a person who is not a party where service by such a person is required under these Rules.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 6.11(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/517, reg. 30(3)(a) (as substituted by The Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1574), regs. 1, 4(3)(a))

F2 Words in rule 6.11(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/517, reg. 30(3)(b) (as substituted by The Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1574), regs. 1, 4(3)(a))

F3 Words in rule 6.11(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/517, reg. 30(3)(c) (as substituted by The Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1574), regs. 1, 4(3)(a))

Marginal Citations

M1 1981 c.61. There are relevant amendments in: S.I. 1983/882; S.I. 1983/1699; the Brunei and Maldives Act 1985 (c.3); section 1, Schedule; S.I. 1989/1331; S.I. 1998/3161; S.I. 1990/1502; S.I. 1994/1634; S.I. 2010/246.