The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013 (d) to the High Court or a court of equivalent jurisdiction in the Partner State where the respondent resides with the request to effect the service. (2) A national court to which a request for service of notification is sent under sub-rule (1) (c) may upon receipt thereof proceed as if the notification had been issued by such national court, and shall then return the notification to the Court, together with the record if any of its proceedings with regard thereto. (3) No objection may be made to the service of a notification on the ground that the person who served the notification either was not authorised so to do or exceeded or failed to comply with his or her authority in any way. 28. (1) A notification shall be valid for a period of three (3) months from the date of issue. Validity of Notification (2) Where a notification has not been served on a respondent the Court may extend the validity of the notification from time to time if satisfied it is just to do so. (3) An Application for extension under sub-rule (2) shall be supported by an affidavit setting out the attempts to serve and their result, and the extension may be made without the advocate or claimant appearing in person. (4) Where after expiry of six (6) months from the issue of notification no application for extension of notification has been made under sub-rule (2) the Court may without notice dismiss the claim. 29. (1) Where the Court is satisfied that for any reason the notification cannot be served in accordance with any of the preceding Rules, the Court may on application direct the notification to be served by affixing a copy thereof in some 21 Substituted service