(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 in Gazette 14 December 1979 p.3876; 1 August 1980 p.2560.]