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503Affidavits by illiterate or blind persons
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### 503 Affidavits by illiterate or blind persons
> > (1) If a deponent appears to the person before whom an affidavit is taken to be illiterate or blind, that person is to certify in the jurat –
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> > > > (a) that the affidavit was read in the presence of that person to the deponent; and
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> > > > (b) that the deponent seemed to understand it fully; and
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> > > > (c) that the deponent made his or her signature or mark in the presence of that person.
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> > (2) An affidavit of a person who is illiterate or blind is not to be used in evidence in the absence of a certificate in accordance with [subrule (1)](#GS503@Gs1@EN) unless the Court or a judge is otherwise satisfied of the matters referred to in that subrule.