The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Revision) 1980

Service of originating summons, petition, notice of motion, etc.

9.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and to Order 73, rule 5, service out of the jurisdiction of an originating summons is permissible with the leave of the Court.

(2) Where the proceedings begun by an originating summons might have been begun by writ, service out of the jurisdiction of the originating summons is permissible as aforesaid if, but only if, service of the writ, or notice of the writ, out of the jurisdiction would be permissible had the proceedings been begun by writ.

(3) Where any proceedings are authorised by these Rules or (apart from these Rules) by or under any statutory provision to be begun by originating motion or petition, service out of the jurisdiction of the notice of motion or of the petition is permissible with the leave of the Court.

(4) Subject to Order 73, rule 5, service out of the jurisdiction of any summons, notice or order issued, given or made in any proceedings is permissible with the leave of the Court.

(5) Rule 4(1), (2) and (3) shall, so far as applicable, apply in relation to an application for the grant of leave under this rule as they apply in relation to an application for the grant of leave under rule 1 or 2.

(6) An order granting under this rule leave to serve out of the jurisdiction an originating summons to which an appearance is required to be entered must limit a time within which the defendant to be served with the summons must enter an appearance.

(7) Rules 5, 6 and 8 shall apply in relation to any document for the service of which out of the jurisdiction leave has been granted under this rule as they apply in relation to notice of a writ.