(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.