Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996

General provisions for service

2.3.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs of this rule, the citation of, or the service of any document on, a person under or by virtue of the Act of 1995, these Rules or any other enactment shall, unless otherwise provided in the relevant enactment, be effected in the same manner, with the necessary modifications, as the citation of an accused in summary proceedings under section 141 of that Act (manner of citation) or under rule 2.2 of these Rules (citation in solemn proceedings).

(2) The citation of a probationer to appear before a court following a conviction on indictment under section 232 (probation orders: failure to comply with requirement), or section 233 (probation orders: commission of further offence), of the Act of 1995 shall be effected on the probationer in the same manner, with the necessary modifications, as the citation of an accused under rule 2.2 or by post.

(3) The citation in Form 29.3 of a person to attend a diet fixed for taking his precognition on oath under section 291 of the Act of 1995 (precognition on oath of defence witnesses) shall be made by personal service on him by an officer of law acting on the instructions of the accused or his solicitor.