The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013 (5) Service on a body corporate shall be effected by delivering or tendering the document to the Chief Executive Officer, Director, General Manager or Company Secretary, or an officer authorised to accept service in that behalf. 15. The serving officer, in all cases in which a document has been served, shall swear an affidavit of service stating the time when and the manner in which the document was served and the name and address of the person (if any) who identified the person served and witnessed the delivery or tendering of the document. The affidavit of service shall be in accordance with Form 2 of the Second Schedule with such modifications as circumstances may require. Return of service 16. On any allegation that a document has not been properly served, the Court may examine the serving officer on oath or cause him or her to be examined by a competent court of a Partner State, and may make such further inquiry as he thinks it fit; and shall either declare that the document has been duly served or order such service as it thinks fit. Examination of serving officer SECTION IV: APPEARANCE AND REPRESENTATION 17. (1) A party to any proceedings in the Court may appear in person or by an agent and may be represented by an advocate. (2) The Counsel to the Community may appear and represent the Community or any of its institutions in any where the Community or any of its institutions is a party or where the Counsel thinks that such appearance is desirable. (3) A corporation or company may either appear by its director, manager or secretary, who is appointed by resolution under the seal of the corporation or the company, or may be represented by an advocate. (4) A person under legal disability may appear by guardian ad litem, or next friend as the case may be and may be represented by an advocate. 15 Appearance and Representation