This legislation has been repealed.
(1) Every summons shall be served by a constable upon the person to whom it is directed by delivering it to the person personally, or if the person cannot conveniently be met with then by leaving it with some person for the person at his or her last or most usual place of abode.
(2) Service of a summons in manner aforesaid may be proved by the oath of the police constable who served it, or by affidavit or otherwise.