PART 7Court procedure and practice
CHAPTER 7General
Affidavits105.
(1)
Subject to paragraphs (2) to (5), the practice and procedure of the High Court with regard to affidavits, their form and contents, and the procedure governing their use, apply to special administration proceedings.
(2)
If the special administrator makes an affidavit in special administration proceedings, the deponent must state—
(a)
the capacity in which the deponent makes the affidavit;
(b)
the position that the deponent holds; and
(c)
the address at which the deponent works.
(3)
Subject to paragraph (4), where these Rules provide for the use of an affidavit, a witness statement verified by a statement of truth may be used instead.
(4)
If the court has ordered a person to submit an affidavit the person must not substitute a witness statement.
(5)
If a witness statement is used instead of an affidavit, in any form filed in the proceedings references to a witness statement must be substituted for references to an affidavit, and references to the maker of the statement must be substituted for references to the deponent.