8 EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY GAZETTE 5th May, 2010 Rule 4: Extension of time A Division of the Court may, for sufficient reason, extend the time limited by these Rules or by any decision of itself for the doing of any act authorised or required by these Rules, whether before or after the expiration of such time and whether before or after the doing of the act, and any reference in these Rules to any such time shall be construed as a reference to such time as so extended. SECTION II: REGISTRAR AND REGISTRY Rule 5: Powers of the Registrar (1) The Registrar shall be responsible for the acceptance and custody of documents and for effecting service as provided for by these Rules. (2) The Registrar shall have custody of the seal of the Court and shall be responsible for the records and the publications of the Court. (3) The Registrar shall be responsible for all administrative work and in particular for the accounts and financial administration in accordance with the financial procedures of the Community. Rule 6: Registry and sub-registries (1) The Registry of the Court shall be situate at the seat of the Court: Provided that where the Court is sitting or about to sit in any place other than the seat of the Court, then, for the purposes of any application to be heard in that place, the Registry shall be deemed to be situate in that other place. (2) There shall be sub-registries of the Court at such places in the Partner States as the President may from time to time direct. Rule 7: Maintenance of registers (1) There shall be kept in the Registry and in the sub registries, registers in which all cases shall be entered. (2) There shall be kept separate registers each for claims, references, advisory opinions, applications and appeals. (3) All cases entered in the register shall be numbered serially for each succeeding year. (4) Whenever any document is lodged in the Registry or in a sub-registry in accordance with these Rules, the Registrar or other officer authorised by the Registrar, as the case may be, shall forthwith endorse the original showing the date and time when it is lodged and if a party so requests shall similarly endorse any copy submitted for that purpose. (5) Entries in the register and endorsements made as provided for in sub-rule (4) shall be deemed authentic. (6) The parties may inspect the registers, documents, record of proceedings, and any expert’s report at the Registry, and obtain copies at their own expense except where a party who has been exempted from payment of fees in accordance with sub-rule (1) of Rule 118. Any other person having an interest in any matter before the Court may on payment of the appropriate fee inspect the register, documents, record of proceedings and expert’s report and obtain copies of pleadings and certified copies of judgments and orders.