East African Community Court of Justice Rules of Procedure, 2019. SECTION XIX ADVISORY OPINION 125. (1)A request for an advisory opinion under Article 36 of the Treaty shall be lodged in the Appellate Division and shall contain an exact statement of the question upon which an opinion is required and shall be accompanied by all relevant documents likely to be of assistance to the Court. (2) Upon receipt of the request under sub-rule (1), the Registrar shall immediately give notice of the request to all the Partner States and the Secretary General. (3) The Court may identify any person likely to furnish information on the question and shall direct the Registrar to give notice of the request to such person. (4) The Registrar shall in the notice given under subrules (2) and (3) invite the Partner States, Secretary General and such other person to present written statements on the questions within the limit stated in the notice. (5) Upon receiving written statements the Registrar shall send a copy of each such written statement to the parties mentioned in sub-rule (4) for comments if any. (6) The Court shall decide whether oral proceedings shall be held and if so shall fix the date for such proceedings and shall invite the parties mentioned in sub-rule (4) to make oral representations. (7) The provisions of sub- rules (4) and (5) of Rule 79 shall apply to advisory opinion proceedings under this rule with necessary modifications. (8) The Court shall deliver its advisory opinions in open court prior notice having been given to the Partner States and to the Secretary General. 71 Advisory opinion of the Court.