6 EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY GAZETTE 5th May, 2010 THE EAST AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE RULES OF PROCEDURE, 2010 _______ RULES OF COURT _______ In exercise of the powers conferred on the East African Court of Justice by Article 42 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, the Court hereby makes the following revised rules of procedure to conform to the Treaty amendments restructuring the Court. ________ SECTION 1: GENERAL Rule 1: Citation and commencement These Rules may be cited as “The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2010” and shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st February, 2010. Nothing in these Rules shall be deemed to limit or otherwise affect the inherent power of the Court to make such orders as may be necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of the Court. Rule 2: Interpretation In these Rules words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively in the Treaty, and unless the context otherwise requires: “Advocate” means an advocate who is entitled to appear before a superior court of any of the Partner States; “Agent” means a person that is authorised by another to act for or in place of him; “Appellate Division” means the Appellate Division of the Court provided for under Article 23 of the Treaty; “Counsel to the Community” means the Counsel to the Community provided for under Article 69 of the Treaty; “Court” means the East African Court of Justice established under the Treaty and includes a single Judge exercising any power vested in that Judge sitting alone; “Decree” means the formal expression of an adjudication which, so far as regards the court expressing it, conclusively determines the rights of the parties with regard to any of the matters in controversy in the suit and may be either preliminary or final. “Deputy Principal Judge” means the Deputy Principal Judge of the Court; “First Instance Division” means the First Instance Division of the Court provided for under Article 23 of the Treaty; “Gazette” means the East African Community Gazette;