5th May, 2010 EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY GAZETTE 9 SECTION III: DOCUMENTS Rule 8: Preparation of documents (1) All documents prepared for use in the Court shall be on paper of durable quality, shall be clear and easily legible and may be produced by computer, printing, lithography, stencil duplicating, photography, xerography, typewriting or any combination of these media. (2) The pages of every document shall be numbered consecutively and shall be bound in book form where appropriate. (3) Whenever applicable, in all pleadings and all documents annexed thereto, the tenth line of each page shall be indicated on the right hand side. (4) Every pleading shall be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively, each allegation being so far as appropriate contained in a separate paragraph. (5) Dates, sums and other numbers shall be expressed in figures and not words. (6) Every pleading lodged in the Court shall indicate the address of service of the party making it and be signed by that party or by the party’s advocate or a person entitled under Rule 17 to represent the party. Rule 9: Rejecting documents (1) The Registrar may refuse to accept any document which does not comply with the requirements of Rule 8, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32 or 36. (2) Subject to the provisions of Rule 118 the Registrar, shall refuse to accept any document tendered without the prescribed fee. Rule 10: Document lodged out of time (1) The Registrar shall not refuse to accept any document on the ground that it is lodged out of time but shall mark the document “Lodged out of time” and inform the person lodging it accordingly. (2) When a document is accepted out of time at a sub-registry, the receiving officer shall inform the Registrar of that fact promptly. Rule 11: Hours for lodging documents Unless the President directs otherwise, the registry and any sub-registry of the Court shall be open for the receipt of documents lodged under the provisions of these Rules between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm. Rule 12: Amendment of documents (1) A party entitled or given leave to amend a pleading may amend the original document itself or lodge an amended version of the document. (2) The amendment shall be by: (a) striking through the words or figures to be deleted in red while they remain legible; and/or (b) writing the words or figures to be added in red.