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#### 61 Service on persons under legal incapacity
61 Service on persons under legal incapacity
(cf former Part 78, rule 58)
> > (1) Service on a person under legal incapacity of a notice under this Division is to be effected in accordance with this rule.
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> > (2) The notice may be served—
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> > > (a) if the person has a tutor, on the tutor, or
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> > > (b) if the person has no tutor, on someone with whom the person resides or in whose care the person is.
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> > (3) If the person to be served is a minor, the notice may also be served—
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> > > (a) on the minor, but only if he or she is aged 16 years or more and is under legal incapacity by reason only of minority, or
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> > > (b) on a parent of the minor, or
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> > > (c) on a guardian of the minor’s person or estate.
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> > (4) The notice may also be served on any person (including the person under legal incapacity) whom the Court may, before or after the service, approve.
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> > (5) Service of the notice on a person under legal incapacity who has no tutor does not take effect until a tutor is appointed.