Commissioners for Justice (S~rvice by Post) Rnles, 1982

L.N. 27 of 1982

COMMISSiONERS FOR JtJSTICE ACT, 1981

(ACT NO. Xi X OF 19tH)

Commissioners for Justice (S~rvice by Post) Rnles, 1982

IN exercise of the powe rs conferred by seclions 5A and 5B of the

Commissioners for J uslice Act, 1981, the Senior Deputy Prime Minister

and Minister of lustice and Parliamentary Affairs has made the follow-

ing rules:-

These rules may be cited as the Commissioners for J ustice Citation.

(Service by Post) R ules, 1982.

In these rules, unless the conLext olberwise requires -

"AC1" rneans the Commissiol1ers for J ustice Act, 1981;

"notice of adjournrnent" means the notice referred to in sub-

section (2) of section 5B of the Act;

"summons" rneans any act issued by the Executive Police

charging a person with a scheduled offence in accordance with

subsection (2) of section 5 of the Act.

(1) Where service of a summons is la be made by post, a Service of

copy thereof shall be enc10sed in an envelope bearing the words "Police summons

Sumrnons" in a prominent place.

(2) The Officers of the Executive Police detailed by the

Commissioner of Police with the duty of effecting such service shall

present the relative envelope with the summons enclosed at the post

office, and note on the origin a l of the summons the date on which such

envelope was so presented.

Where service of a notice of adjournrnent is to be made by post Service of a

such service shall be effected by regis1ered post and an application for adjournment

an advice of de1ivery shall be made a1 the time of posting.

A oopY of the notice of adjournrnent 10 be served by post shall

Notice of

adjournment

be enc10sed together with a copy of the relative summons, in an

to be encIosed

envelope bearing the words "Notice of Adjournrnent/Police Summons"

in envelope.

in a prominent place.

Where service of a notice of adjournment is to be effected by Duties of

post, the officers of the Executive Police detailed by the Commissioner office~s

charged wi th

of Police with the duty of effecting such service shall -

service of

(a) prepare the necessary postal documents for service, and notices of

present the relative envelope with the notice of adjournment and adjournment.

the relative summons enclosed, at the post office;

(b) note on the original of the summons the number given by

the posta l authorities to the envelope in which the notice of

adjournment and the summons are enclosed for posting; and

(c) attach to the said original the advice of receipt received

from the postal authorities for examination by the Commissioner

before whom the person charged is to be brought.

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