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Language if not known, document to be interpreted by the Registrar or other Officer.–– (i) The Registrar administering the affirmation for the purpose of affidavits shall satisfy himself that the language in which the affidavit if sought to be made is known to the declarant. (ii) If the language is not known or understood by the declarant the Registrar administering the affirmation shall, where the party is represented by an Advocate, require the said Advocate to certify in writing below the affidavit that the contents of the affidavit are interpreted and explained to the declarant in a language known to him and that the declarant has fully understood them. (iii) Where the declarant is not represented by an Advocate, the Registrar admi- nistering the affirmation shall himself interpret the contents of the document to the declarant or appoint any fit Officer of the Tribunal for the purpose on the payment of fees as prescribed in Rule 12. The Registrar or other Officer appointed by him interpreting the document shall certify below the document that its contents have been interpreted to the declarant in a language known to him. (iv) When the Registrar administering the affirmation is satisfied that the language of the document is known or understood by the declarant, or when the Advocate or the Registrar or other Officer acting as translator certified that the contents have been interpreted to the declarant in a language known to him, the affirmation shall be administered and the affidavit completed by the signature of the declarant below the declaration on affirmation in the presence of the Registrar and the certification by the Registrar of the Tribunal.