21.—(1) Every notice or document required to be served under these Rules must be in writing.
(2) A notice or document required to be served by a party on an appointed bank shall be sufficiently served, if —
(a)
it is sent by post in a registered letter addressed to the appointed bank, and is received by the appointed bank;
(b)
it is personally delivered to the appointed bank; or
(c)
subject to paragraph (3), it is sent by facsimile transmission to a facsimile number specified by the appointed bank, and is received.
(3) A party shall not serve a notice or document on an appointed bank by facsimile transmission, unless the appointed bank —
(a)
agrees to accept service of the notice or document by facsimile transmission; and
(b)
designates a facsimile number for the purpose of receiving notices and documents served by facsimile transmission.
(4) A notice or document required to be served by an appointed bank on any party shall be sufficiently served, if —
(a)
it is collected by the party or his authorised representative from the appointed bank;
(b)
it is sent by ordinary post; or
(c)
subject to paragraph (5), it is sent by electronic mail.
(5) An appointed bank shall not serve a notice or document on a party by electronic mail, unless that party —
(a)
agrees to accept service of the notice or document by electronic mail; and
(b)
designates an information system for the purpose of receiving notices and documents served by electronic mail.
(6) A notice or document required to be delivered or given to or by a party (other than a solicitor) —
(a)
shall be sufficiently delivered or given, if delivered or given to or by that party’s solicitors in accordance with paragraphs (1) to (5); and
(b)
shall, in the case of a notice or document to be delivered or given to a party’s solicitor by an appointed bank, be delivered or given to the solicitor as last notified by the party to the appointed bank, unless the appointed bank receives a notice from the party to the contrary.
(7) This rule shall not apply to any notice or document in, or relating to, any proceedings in court.