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Kanunları ve Tercümeleri
(1) Process to which section 3 applies may, instead of being served by post, be served on a
person outside the United Kingdom in accordance with arrangements made by the Secretary of
State.
(2) But where the person is in a participating country, the process may be served in accordan-
ce with those arrangements only if one of the following conditions is met.
(3) The conditions are—
(a) that the correct address of the person is unknown,
(b) that it has not been possible to serve the process by post,
(c) that there are good reasons for thinking that service by post will not be effective or
is inappropriate.
5 -General requirements for effecting Scottish citation etc.
(1) This section applies to any citation for the purposes of criminal proceedings in Scotland
and to any document issued there for such purposes by the prosecutor or by the court.
(2) The citation may proceed or document be issued in spite of the fact that the person aga-
inst whom it is to be effected or on whom it is to be served is outside the United Kingdom.
(3) Where—
(a) citation or issue is by the prosecutor,
(b) the citation is to be effected or the document issued is to be served outside the
United Kingdom, and
(c) the prosecutor believes that the person against whom it is to be effected or on
whom it is to be served does not understand English, the citation or document must be accom-
panied by a translation of it (or, in the case of a document, by a translation of so much of it as is
material) in an appropriate language.
(4) Where—
(a) citation or issue is by the court,
(b) the citation is to be effected or the document issued is to be served outside the
United Kingdom, and
(c) the person at whose request that is to happen believes that the person against
whom it is to be effected or on whom it is to be served does not understand English, he must
inform the court of that fact, and provide the court with a copy of the citation or document (or,
in the case of a document, so much of it as is material) translated into an appropriate language.