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777E Service
[Rule 777E of Part 32 Inserted by S.R. 2002, No. 22, Applied:17 Apr 2002]
(1) An application is to be served on the respondent and on any other person the Court or a judge directs.
(2) In proceedings under the Judicial Review Act 2000 , if a document is to be served –
(a) on a magistrate or justices in petty sessions, it is sufficient that it be served on the relevant clerk of petty sessions; or
(b) on a statutory tribunal or a board, it is sufficient that it be served on the chairperson, presiding member or clerk of the tribunal or board.
(3) If an applicant is unable to serve a document on a person, the Court or a judge may dispense with service of the document on that person on any terms the Court or judge thinks fit.