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6554 How application to be dealt with
(1) The registrar must, if satisfied that an application and its
accompanying documents comply with rule 6553—
(a) sign the request for service abroad; and
(b) send 2 copies of the relevant documents—
(i) if the applicant has asked for the request to be sent to a
nominated additional authority for the Hague Convention
country in which the documents are to be served—to the
nominated additional authority; or
(ii) in any other case—to the central authority for the Hague
Convention country in which the documents are to be
(2) The registrar must, if not satisfied that the application or any of the
accompanying documents complies with rule 6553, tell the applicant
how the application or document fails to comply.
(3) In this section:
relevant documents means the following:
(a) the signed request for service abroad;
(b) the document to be served;
(c) the summary of the document to be served;
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(d) if a translation is required under rule 6553 (2) (d), each
translation of the documents mentioned in paragraphs (a)
and (b).