Jersey courts and statutory procedures
What period and facts govern jersey ordinary postal deemed service?
The second day after posting, excluding days with no letter collection or delivery. The party relying on ordinary postal service must establish the permitted address, actual posting and relevant postal collection or delivery days. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event.
- Period
- The second day after posting, excluding days with no letter collection or delivery
- Trigger
- Actual posting to the permitted address in Jersey
- Rule
- Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 5, Rule 5/6(3)
Current official Jersey Legal Information Board consolidated text retained on October 10, 2026. The Royal Court Rules show the current edition from October 2, 2026. This guide adds no numeric eligibility.
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Source guide for jersey ordinary postal deemed service. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
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What period and facts govern jersey ordinary postal deemed service?
The second day after posting, excluding days with no letter collection or delivery. The party relying on ordinary postal service must establish the permitted address, actual posting and relevant postal collection or delivery days. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event.
Responsible actor. The party relying on ordinary postal service.
Actual posting to the permitted address in Jersey.
The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event.
Source guide for jersey ordinary postal deemed service. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 5, Rule 5/6(3)How does this provision count time?
- Establish actual posting to the permitted address in Jersey.
- Read Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 5, Rule 5/6(3) for the applicable branch.
- The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event.
- Establish the permitted address, actual posting and relevant postal collection or delivery days.
For procedural periods governed by the applicable court rules, after/from periods exclude the starting day and before periods end before the stated event. Clear days exclude both boundaries. The rules exclude listed nonbusiness days for periods of seven days or less. An hours-based cutoff needs the actual time.
Royal Court Rule 1/4 extends only an act before the Greffier or at the specified offices that cannot be completed because those offices are closed. It does not automatically extend every inter-party service act, postal deemed event or validity threshold. Check the actual calendar and any Rule 1/5 direction or written agreement.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 5, Rule 5/6(3)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Source guide for jersey ordinary postal deemed service. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
A proposed jersey ordinary postal deemed service event is recorded without its qualifying facts. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event. No computed date. Establish the applicable source branch.
A proposed completion falls on a day when a relevant office is closed. Royal Court Rule 1/4 extends only an act before the Greffier or at the specified offices that cannot be completed because those offices are closed. It does not automatically extend every inter-party service act, postal deemed event or validity threshold. Check the actual calendar and any Rule 1/5 direction or written agreement. No blanket extension or shifted event is assumed.
The required document or action is prepared but completion is not established. Establish the permitted address, actual posting and relevant postal collection or delivery days. Preparation does not prove the required act was completed.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Source event and branch
- Actual posting to the permitted address in Jersey. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event.
- Completion and recipients
- Establish the permitted address, actual posting and relevant postal collection or delivery days.
- Count and closure
- Royal Court Rule 1/4 extends only an act before the Greffier or at the specified offices that cannot be completed because those offices are closed. It does not automatically extend every inter-party service act, postal deemed event or validity threshold. Check the actual calendar and any Rule 1/5 direction or written agreement.
- Source guide for jersey ordinary postal deemed service. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
- The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period and facts govern jersey ordinary postal deemed service?
What period and facts govern jersey ordinary postal deemed service?
The second day after posting, excluding days with no letter collection or delivery. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 5, Rule 5/6(3)What event starts jersey ordinary postal deemed service?
Actual posting to the permitted address in Jersey. Keep evidence establishing this exact event. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 5, Rule 5/6(3)What must be completed for jersey ordinary postal deemed service?
Establish the permitted address, actual posting and relevant postal collection or delivery days. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 5, Rule 5/6(3)How are days counted for jersey ordinary postal deemed service?
For procedural periods governed by the applicable court rules, after/from periods exclude the starting day and before periods end before the stated event. Clear days exclude both boundaries. The rules exclude listed nonbusiness days for periods of seven days or less. An hours-based cutoff needs the actual time.
Royal Court Rules 2004 rules 1/3 to 1/5Does an office closure change jersey ordinary postal deemed service?
Royal Court Rule 1/4 extends only an act before the Greffier or at the specified offices that cannot be completed because those offices are closed. It does not automatically extend every inter-party service act, postal deemed event or validity threshold. Check the actual calendar and any Rule 1/5 direction or written agreement.
Royal Court Rules 2004 rules 1/3 to 1/5Can this guide give a final jersey ordinary postal deemed service date?
No. The presumption is rebuttable and is without prejudice to Interpretation Law Article 7. Postal operation days are not interchangeable with court office opening days. A generic two-working-day formula cannot establish every postal service event. Establish the actual events, procedural branch and completed acts before relying on an endpoint.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 5, Rule 5/6(3)Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 5, Rule 5/6(3) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Royal Court Rules 2004 rules 1/3 to 1/5 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |