Service of summons

(1) Service of the summons shall be made by leaving it with a copy of the plaint annexed thereto, with the defendant personally, or with some adult person at his residence or most usual place of abode or at his place of business and explaining to that person the nature and purport thereof. (2) If it is proved upon oath to the satisfaction of the magistrate that the defendant, (a) keeps out of the way or keeps his house closed to avoid service of the summons; or (b) has departed from Belize for the purpose of evading his liabilities without leaving any legally authorised person to represent him, then, in either of those cases, service shall be made by affixing the summons, with a copy of the plaint, on one of the doors of the defendant’s residence or of his last or most usual place of abode or place of business. 11