(1)  A person compellable by law to make a return to a first order for relief similar to mandamus is to make a return to the first order.

(2)  Within the period allowed by the order or, if no period is fixed, within the period specified in rule 634 , a person to whom the order is directed is to file the order in the registry, together with a return signed by the person, certifying –

(a) that the act commanded by the order has been done; or

(b) if the order was not peremptory in the first instance, the reason why it has not been done.

(3)  A copy of the return is to be served by the respondent on the prosecutor on the same day as it is filed.