5th May, 2010 EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY GAZETTE 11 (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. (5) The advocate for a party shall file with the Registrar a certificate that he or she is entitled to appear before a superior court of a Partner State. (6) A representative of a party other than an advocate shall for purposes of this Rule file with the Registrar proof of his or her appointment as such representative. (7) (a) Subject to any law by which any right or cause of action is extinguished by the death of a person, proceedings before the Court shall not abate upon the death of any party. (b) Where the death of a party occurs during the continuance of proceeding, the legal representative shall take over the proceedings. (c) Where no legal representative is appointed within a reasonable time, the surviving party may, with leave of the Court, proceed ex parte. Rule 18: Change of advocate A party may, change its advocate but shall within seven (7) days of the change, lodge with the Registrar notice of the change and shall serve a copy of such notice on each party. SECTION V: COURT VACATION AND HOLIDAYS Rule 19: Court vacations (1) The Court shall have a short and long vacation in every year. The vacations of the Court and the arrangements for business during vacation shall be determined by the President and shall be published in the Gazette. (2) No business shall be conducted during Court vacation, except the delivery of judgment and taxation of bill of costs but the President may upon an application, which must be accompanied by a certificate of urgency direct that a matter be heard during Court vacation. Rule 20: Holidays The official holidays of the Community shall be the official holidays of the Court. PART B: INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE DIVISION SECTION VI: INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS Rule 21: Interlocutory applications (1) Subject to sub-rule (4) of this Rule, all applications to the First Instance Division shall be by motion, which shall state the grounds of the application.