Commentary on provisions of Act Section 14: Means of service
This section sets out how an order, notice of an application, and any other documents made by a court relating to an overseas production order can be served on a person. Such order, notice or document can be served, including electronically (e.g. service via email), by any means set out and permitted by rules of court. Additionally, service can be affected on a person outside the UK by serving it on their principal UK office or nominated UK address or, in certain circumstances, by making it available for inspection at a place in the UK. Where a person has no principal office in the UK, documents can also be served at any place in the UK where that person carries on business or conducts business activities. This would include, for example, the London office of a telecommunications company incorporated in another country. Service can also be made in accordance with such administrative arrangements as might be made by the Secretary of State or, in relation to Scotland, the Lord Advocate.