The making and filing of applica tion for grant

9.-(1) Application for a grant shall be made at the registry of the District Court within the jurisdiction of which the deceased had his fixed place of abode at the time of death, and if the deceased had no such place of residence, the application shall be made to the probate registrar of Nicosia.

(2) Such application shall be in writing and signed by the applicant and may be made through an advocate or in person by executors or any other person entitled to a grant and shall be on Form I of Appendix A.

(3) The probate registrar shall keep a book in which all applications filed under this rule shall be entered and every application shall be given a serial number.