ORDER 10.

 

SUBSTITUTED SERVICE.

 

Service other than personal.

 

1. Where it appears to the Court (either after or without an attempt at personal service) that for any reason personal service cannot be conveniently effected, the Court may order that service be effected either-

 

Delivery to inmate.

 

(a) by delivery of the document to some adult inmate at the usual or last known place of abode or business of the person to be served; or

 

To agent.

 

(b) by delivery thereof to some person being an agent of the person to be served, or to some other person, on it being proved that there is reasonable probability that the document will, through the agent or other person, come to the knowledge of the person to be served; or

 

By advertisement.

 

(c) by advertisement at the Public Office of the High Commissioner or Resident Commissioner, as the case may be, and in such other manner, if any, as the Court, either generally or in respect of any particular case, may direct; or

 

By notice.

 

(d) by notice put up at the Court House the office of the District Commissioner or District Agent, or some other place of public resort in the District wherein the proceeding in respect of which the service is made is instituted, or at the usual or last known place of abode or of business of the person to be served; or

 

By registered letter.

 

(e) by prepaid registered letter addressed to the defendant at the address indicated in the affidavit filed by the plaintiff in support of his application for substituted service, whereat there is reasonable ground for believing that it will reach him.

 

Varying order of service.

 

2. An order for service may be varied from time to time with respect to the mode of service directed by the order.

 

Application to be supported by affidavit.
R.S.C. O.10, r.1.

 

3. Every application to the Court for an order for substituted or other service, or for the substitution of notice for service, shall be supported by an affidavit setting forth the grounds upon which the application is made.

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