18Affixing of seal

18 Affixing of seal

(1)  The following documents are to be sealed with the seal of the Court only and not with an office seal:

(a) a commission issued by authority of the Court or a judge;

(b) an exemplification of proceedings in the Court;

(c) a grant of probate or administration, whether by way of original grant or by way of sealing a grant made elsewhere;

(d) [Rule 18 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008] a certificate of admission of a person to the legal profession;

(e) a document issued from the Court for use beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, except for a document for service on a party to a cause or matter;

(f) a document which the Court or a judge directs to be sealed with the seal of the Court.

(2)  The following documents are to be sealed with the office seal:

(a) a document for service issued out of a registry;

(b) a writ;

(c) an office copy of a record of the Court or of a document filed in the Court;

(d) a document which the Court or a judge directs to be sealed with the office seal.