ORDER 41A

SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS OUTSIDE THE STATE WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE COURT

1 Definitions

1. In this Order—

‘Central Authority’:

(a) when used in relation to the State, means the Master of the High Court; and

(b) when used in relation to another State which is a party to the Hague Convention means the authority or authorities designated by that State under Article 2 of the Hague Convention to receive requests for the service of documents;

‘document’ includes an extrajudicial document;

the ‘Hague Convention’ means the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters;