Article 10 - (Amended By Law 7 /1995)
Starting Date : 15/06/1995

1. With respect to ministries, departments, and other governmental institutions, it shall be delivered to the ministers, heads of department and Institution or whoever act on their behalf, save for lawsuits papers, appeal and judgment documents which shall be delivered to the State Lawsuits Department, Ministry of Justice;
2. With respect to public authorities, public institutions and other juristic persons, the summons shall be delivered to the chairperson or manager or one of the joint partners or their legal representatives or whoever acts on their behalf;
3. With respect to foreign companies with branches or head offices in Qatar, the summons shall be delivered to the branch manager or the agent;
4. With respect to the armed forces, the summons shall be delivered to the commander to whom the person to be summoned is answerable;
5. With respect to minors or persons of unsound mind, the summons shall be delivered to their guardians or heirs;
6. With respect to prisoners, it shall be delivered to the director of the prison or whoever acts on his behalf;
7. With respect to seamen of commercial vessels or those who work on such vessels, it shall be delivered to the captain;
8. With respect to persons with no fixed abode abroad, it shall be delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon them through the diplomatic channels. It shall be sufficient in this respect to receive the response of the Ministry stating that delivery to the person concerned has been effected;
9. With respect to persons who have no known addresses inside or outside the State, it shall be delivered to the Chief of Police, provided that the summons indicates the person's last known address. The court may order, in this case, to publish the summons in two Qatari daily newspapers.

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Starting Date : 15/10/1990 Expiry Date: 15/06/1995

1. With respect to ministries, departments, and other governmental institutions, it shall be delivered to the ministers, heads of department and Institution or whoever act on their behalf, save for lawsuits papers, appeal and judgment documents which shall be delivered to the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Justice;
2. With respect to public authorities, public institutions and other juristic persons, the summons shall be delivered to the chairperson or manager or one of the joint partners or their legal representatives or whoever acts on their behalf;
3. With respect to foreign companies with branches or head offices in Qatar, the summons shall be delivered to the branch manager or the agent;
4. With respect to the armed forces, the summons shall be delivered to the commander to whom the person to be summoned is answerable;
5. With respect to minors or persons of unsound mind, the summons shall be delivered to their guardians or heirs;
6. With respect to prisoners, it shall be delivered to the director of the prison or whoever acts on his behalf;
7. With respect to seamen of commercial vessels or those who work on such vessels, it shall be delivered to the captain;
8. With respect to persons with no fixed abode abroad, it shall be delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon them through the diplomatic channels. It shall be sufficient in this respect to receive the response of the Ministry stating that delivery to the person concerned has been effected;
9. With respect to persons who have no known addresses inside or outside the State, it shall be delivered to the Chief of Police, provided that the summons indicates the person's last known address. The court may order, in this case, to publish the summons in two Qatari daily newspapers.