Common Law Procedure Amendment Act (Ireland) 1853

Master shall examine the Affidavits of Service.

XCIX. It shall be the Duty of the Master of the Court, before he permits any such Judgment by Default to be marked, to see that a proper Affidavit of the Service of the Writ of Summons and Plaint has been filed, and that according to such Affidavit Service of such Writ has been effected in the Manner prescribed by this Act, or in the Manner substituted by the Order of the Court or a Judge as aforesaid.