Privy Council · Current and transitional procedure
What time limit and facts govern notice of appeal service before the Privy Council?
Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events.
- Period
- Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction
- Trigger
- The later filing or issue of the notice of appeal
- Rule
- JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21
The notice of appeal service guide uses the retained current 2024 Rules and maintained official practice directions, including the September 2026 updates. Rule 63 separately preserves qualifying proceedings begun or filed before December 2, 2024 unless otherwise directed. Non-portal filing alone does not establish that transition.
Source guide · No automated date
Check the applicable procedure
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21. Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events. Confirm the actual notice of appeal service route and completion facts before selecting an endpoint. This guide gives no calculated date or paid calculation.
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What time limit and facts govern notice of appeal service before the Privy Council?
Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events.
Responsible actor. The appellant serving an issued Rule 20 notice.
The later filing or issue of the notice of appeal
Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events.
The appellant serving an issued Rule 20 notice. Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21How does this provision count time?
- Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction
- Serve every respondent and intervener below, then declare or certify service.
- Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events.
For notice of appeal service, retain the source’s exact event and unit. Rule 7 distinguishes electronic filing from actual tracked delivery, while Rule 8 separates portal email-alert service during office hours from its next-business-day treatment outside those hours. Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction.
For notice of appeal service, Rule 6(4)(a) carries an act done at the Registry to the next open day when its last day is closed. Rule 6(4)(b) uses midnight in the place where the person acts. These provisions do not make every hearing countback or service event a generic London working-day calculation.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21Which facts prevent one automatic date?
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21. Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events. Confirm the actual notice of appeal service route and completion facts before selecting an endpoint. This guide gives no calculated date or paid calculation.
The appellant serving an issued Rule 20 notice has evidence of the later filing or issue of the notice of appeal. Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. Serve every respondent and intervener below, then declare or certify service. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events. Establish the actual notice of appeal service facts before selecting a final date.
The proposed notice of appeal service endpoint meets a Registry closure or a service alert outside office hours. For notice of appeal service, retain the source’s exact event and unit. Rule 7 distinguishes electronic filing from actual tracked delivery, while Rule 8 separates portal email-alert service during office hours from its next-business-day treatment outside those hours. Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. For notice of appeal service, Rule 6(4)(a) carries an act done at the Registry to the next open day when its last day is closed. Rule 6(4)(b) uses midnight in the place where the person acts. These provisions do not make every hearing countback or service event a generic London working-day calculation. Identify the precise notice of appeal service act and place. A Registry carry and an effective service date are separate questions.
Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events. The source contract for notice of appeal service requires the later filing or issue of the notice of appeal. Serve every respondent and intervener below, then declare or certify service. Do not replace the missing source facts with a raw catalog period.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actor and completed notice of appeal service step
- The appellant serving an issued Rule 20 notice. Serve every respondent and intervener below, then declare or certify service.
- Controlling notice of appeal service event and branch
- The later filing or issue of the notice of appeal. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events.
- Counting and completion for notice of appeal service
- For notice of appeal service, retain the source’s exact event and unit. Rule 7 distinguishes electronic filing from actual tracked delivery, while Rule 8 separates portal email-alert service during office hours from its next-business-day treatment outside those hours. Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. For notice of appeal service, Rule 6(4)(a) carries an act done at the Registry to the next open day when its last day is closed. Rule 6(4)(b) uses midnight in the place where the person acts. These provisions do not make every hearing countback or service event a generic London working-day calculation.
- The appellant serving an issued Rule 20 notice. Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events.
- Notice of appeal service concerns the appellant serving an issued Rule 20 notice and serve every respondent and intervener below, then declare or certify service. Notice of appeal is a distinct step and does not establish this procedure’s actor, event or completed act.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What time limit and facts govern notice of appeal service before the Privy Council?
What time limit governs notice of appeal service?
Non-portal service within seven days of the later event, subject to a contrary Registrar direction. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21Which event starts or anchors notice of appeal service?
The later filing or issue of the notice of appeal. The appellant serving an issued Rule 20 notice must identify this event in the actual case records.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21What completes notice of appeal service?
Serve every respondent and intervener below, then declare or certify service. Rule 21 requires non-portal originating service even between portal parties; sending and actual tracked delivery are different events.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21Can the originating notice of appeal be portal-served?
No. Rule 21 and PD 4.25 require a non-portal method for the issued notice.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21Does a courier dispatch receipt prove timely notice service?
The current tracked-delivery rule uses delivery to the addressee. Dispatch should occur promptly enough for actual delivery within the period.
JCPC current PD paragraph 4.25Which service record must the appellant file?
PD 4.26 describes a portal declaration or, for a non-portal party, the Rule 8 certificate of service.
JCPC current PD paragraph 4.26Official sources and review
Provisions used (7)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 21 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 8 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC current PD paragraph 4.25 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC current PD paragraph 4.26 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 6 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 7 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 63 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |