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### 970O Service
> > (1) Subject to [rule 970N](#GS970N@EN) , on receipt of a request for service in this jurisdiction, the Court must arrange for the service of the relevant documents in accordance with the request.
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> > (2) The relevant documents mentioned in subrule (1) are the following:
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> > > > (a) the document to be served;
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> > > > (b) a summary of the document to be served;
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> > > > (c) a copy of the request for service in this jurisdiction;
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> > > > (d) if either of the documents mentioned in [paragraphs (a)](#GS970O@Gs2@Hpa@EN) and [(b)](#GS970O@Gs2@Hpb@EN) is not in the English language, an English translation of the document.
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> > (3) Service of the relevant documents may be effected by any of the following methods of service:
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> > > > (a) by a method of service prescribed by the law in force in this jurisdiction –
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> > > > > > (i) for the service of a document of a kind corresponding to the document to be served; or
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> > > > > > (ii) if there is no such corresponding kind of document, for the service of initiating process in proceedings in the Court;
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> > > > (b) if the applicant has requested a particular method of service and that method is compatible with the law in force in this jurisdiction, by that method;
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> > > > (c) if the applicant has not requested a particular method of service and the person requested to be served accepts the document voluntarily, by delivery of the document to the person requested to be served.