(1) An affidavit must —
(a) be signed by all deponents;
(b) be sworn or affirmed by each deponent;
(c) be completed and signed by the person before whom the affidavit is sworn or affirmed; and
(d) contain the full name, address and qualifications of the person before whom it is sworn or affirmed.
(2) The statement authenticating the affidavit (“the jurat”) must follow immediately from the text and not be on a separate page.
(3) An affidavit may not be admitted into evidence if sworn or affirmed before the legal practitioner of the party on whose behalf it is to be used or before any agent, partner, employee or associate of such legal practitioner.
(4) If it appears that the deponent is illiterate or blind, the person before whom the affidavit is sworn or affirmed must certify in the jurat that the —
(a) affidavit was read to the deponent by him or her in his or her presence;
(b) deponent appeared to understand it; and
(c) deponent signed or made his or her mark in his or her presence.
(5) A person may make an affidavit outside the jurisdiction in accordance with —
(a) the law of the place where the affidavit is made; or
(b) this Part.
(6) Any affidavit which purports to have been sworn or affirmed in accordance with the law and procedure of any place outside the jurisdiction is presumed to have been so sworn.