Clearing off prior rights to grant

33. Unless the Court because of special circumstances otherwise directs, any person having a prior right to a grant shall be preferred unless -

(a) he has renounced such right and such renunciation shall be in Form 11 or 12 of Appendix A as the case may be; or

(b) he has not, within seven days after service of notice upon him of the application for a grant, entered a caveat; or

(c) he is residing outside Cyprus or cannot be found.