27. Additional powers and duties of Regstrar.- In addition to the powers conferred elsewhere in these rules, the Registrar shall have the following powers and duties subject to any general or special order of the Presiding Officer namely:— (i) to receive all applications and other documents including transferred applications; (ii) to decide all questions arising out of the scrutiny of the applications before they are registered; (iii) to require any application presented to the Tribunal to be amended in accordance with the Act and the rules; (iv) subject to the directions of the Tribunal (o fix dates of hearing of the applications or other proceedings and issue notices thereof ; (v) to direct any formal amendment of records; (vi) to order grant of copies of documents to parties to the proceedings; (vii) to dispose of all matters, relating to the service of notices of other processes, applications for the issue of fresh notices or for extending the time therefore; (viii) to requisition records from the custody of any court or other authority; (ix) to receive applications for the substitution of legal representatives of the deceased parties, during the pendency of the application; (x) to receive and dispose of applications for substitution, except where the substitution would involve setting aside an order or abatement; and (xi) to receive and dispose of application by parties for return of documents. | 
