18.-(1) A respondent may, within 14 days of the service of the petition on him, file in the court registry an answer to the petition which shall be in Form 7 in the Appendix hereto.
(2) Every answer which contains matter other than a simple denial of the facts stated in the petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit made by the respondent verifying such other matter, as far as he has personal knowledge thereof, and deposing to his belief in the truth of the rest of such other matter.
(3) The respondent shall deliver a copy of the answer and of the affidavit, if any, to the petitioner, the Attorney-General and any V other respondents, within 14 days after service of the petition on him.