(1) A person wishing
to obtain a grant without the intervention of a solicitor, shall apply in
person, and not through an agent.
(2) An application
that has in the first instance been made through a solicitor will not be
entertained as a personal application without the leave of a Judge or the
Registrar.
(3) Where a caveat has
been lodged, or where, in the opinion of the Registrar, it becomes necessary
in the course of a personal application to obtain the directions of the Court,
the application shall not be further proceeded with as a personal application
except by leave of a Judge or the Registrar.
(4) No legal advice,
except such information as is referred to in section 56(1) of the Act,
shall be given to a personal applicant by an officer of the Registry or by a
district agent.
[Rule 7 amended: Gazette
14 December 1979 p. 3876; 1 August 1980 p. 2560.]