--(1) The powers of rules 34.8 to 34.18 extend to the making of an order authorising the examination of a witness or person on oath before a judge sitting in court as if for the trial of the claim.
--(2) In proceedings in which preliminary acts fall to be filed under rule 74.19, an order shall not be made authorising any examination of a witness before the preliminary acts have been filed, unless for special reasons the court otherwise orders.
--(3) Unless the court otherwise directs, affidavits made for the purpose of rules 74.20(4), 74.22 and 74.36(2) may contain statements of information and belief provided that the sources and grounds are given.
Notes
Amended by Legal Notice 233 of 2005.
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