Supreme Court Rules 2000
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972 Procedure
(1) An application for an order under the Evidence Act may be made by a person nominated for that purpose by the court or tribunal concerned or, if no person is so nominated, by the Attorney-General.
(2) An application under subrule (1) is to be –
(a) made ex parte; and
(b) accompanied by an affidavit to which is exhibited the request for the application; and
(c) if the request is not in English, accompanied by a translation of it into English bearing a certificate of the translator, in English, that it is an accurate translation of the relevant document.