2.—(1) In rule 16.3(4), at the beginning there is inserted “Subject to paragraph (4A),”.
(2) After that rule there is inserted—
“(4A) Where the firm which employs the messenger-at-arms has in its possession—
(a)the principal writ or a certified copy of it, it shall be competent for the messenger-at-arms to execute service of the document without having that writ or certified copy in his possession, in which case he shall, if required to do so by the person on whom service is executed and within a reasonable time of being so required, show the principal writ or certified copy to the person;
(b)a certified copy of the interlocutor, it shall be competent for the messenger-at-arms to execute service of the document if he has in his possession a facsimile copy of the certified copy interlocutor which he shall show, if required, to the person on whom he executes service.”.