Administration of Justice Act 1977

20Proof of service of process

In section 186 of the [1959 c. 22.] County Courts Act 1959 (under which service of process issued from a county court may be proved by an endorsement showing the fact and mode of service)—

(a)in subsection (1), for the words " endorsement on a copy of the summons or process " there shall be substituted the words " a certificate in a prescribed form and

(b)in subsection (2), for the words " endorsing any false statement on a copy" there shall be substituted the words " giving a false certificate under subsection (1) above in respect of the service ".