Criminal Justice Act, 1993
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Service of documents. |
10.—(1) A document required by section 2 or 4 of this Act to be given to a convicted person may, subject to subsection (3), be so given— | |
(a) by delivering it to him or to his solicitor, | ||
(b) by addressing it to him and leaving it at his usual or last known residence or place of business or by addressing it to his solicitor and leaving it at the solicitor's office, | ||
(c) by sending it by registered post to him at his usual or last known residence or place of business or to his solicitor at the solicitor's office, or | ||
(d) in the case of a body corporate, by delivering it, or sending it by registered post, to the secretary or other officer of the body at its registered or principal office. | ||
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) the solicitor retained to appear on behalf of the convicted person at his trial shall be deemed to continue to be retained on his behalf unless he is discharged by the Court of Criminal Appeal. | ||
(3) A document required by section 2 or 4 of this Act to be given to a convicted person shall be given personally to him if he was not represented by a solicitor at his trial or if his solicitor has been so discharged. |