The Criminal Appeal (Offenders Assisting Investigations and Prosecutions) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008

Service

14.—(1) For the purposes of these Rules, service of a document on the Master may, unless otherwise directed by the Master, a single judge of the Court or the Court, be effected—

(a) by an offender who is in custody, by delivering it to the person having custody of him;

(b) by delivering it personally to the Master; or

(c) by addressing it to the Master and leaving it at, or sending it by recorded delivery or by fax to, his office in the Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 3JF.

(2) For the purposes of these Rules, service of a document on the chief clerk may, unless otherwise directed by the Master, a single judge of the Court or the Court, be effected—

(a) by an offender who is in custody, by delivering it to the person having custody of him;

(b) by delivering it personally to the chief clerk;

(c) by addressing it to the chief clerk and leaving it at, or sending it by recorded delivery or by fax to, the Crown Court at which the ruling appealed against was made.

(3) A person having custody of an offender to whom a document in pursuance of paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a), shall endorse on it the date of delivery and send it forthwith to the Master or, as the case may be, the chief clerk.

(4) For the purposes of these Rules—

(a) service of a document on any other person may, unless otherwise directed by the Master, a single judge of the Court or the Court, be effected—

(i) by delivering the document personally to the person to whom it is directed or his solicitor;

(ii) by leaving it for him with some person at his last known or usual place of abode;

(iii) by sending it by recorded delivery to that person’s last known or usual place of abode or to his solicitor’s business address; or

(iv) by sending it by fax in accordance with sub-paragraph (b);

(b) service by fax under sub-paragraph (a)(iv) may be effected—

(i) in the case of a offender or interested party who is represented by a solicitor, by sending it to that solicitor at a specified fax number where he has indicated in writing that he is willing to accept service by fax; or

(ii) in the case of the specified prosecutor, by sending it to the prosecution at a fax number where he indicated in writing that he is willing to accept service by fax.

(5) A document sent by recorded delivery shall be deemed to be served at the time when it is delivered.

(6) Where a document is sent by fax before 5.00pm it shall, unless the contrary is shown, be deemed to be served on that day, and, in any other case, on the business day next following.