9.7.—(1) Where the application concerns the powers of the court under section 22 or 23 of the Act (powers of the court in relation to the validity and operation of lasting powers of attorney) the applicant must serve a copy of the application form, together with copies of any documents filed in accordance with rule 9.4 and a form for acknowledging service—
(a)unless the applicant is the donor or donee of the lasting power of attorney (“the power”), on the donor and every donee of the power;
(b)if the applicant is the donor, on every donee of the power; or
(c)if the applicant is a donee, on the donor and any other donee of the power,
but only if the persons mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) have not been served or notified under any other rule.
(2) Where the application is solely in respect of an objection to the registration of the power, the requirements of rules 9.6 and 9.10 do not apply to an application made under this rule by—
(a)a donee of the power; or
(b)a person named in a statement made by the donor of the power in accordance with paragraph 2(1)(c)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Act.
(3) The applicant must comply with paragraph (1) as soon as practicable and in any event within 14 days of the date on which the application form was issued.
(4) The applicant must file a certificate of service with 7 days beginning with the date on which the documents were served.
(5) Where the applicant knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the donor of the power lacks capacity to make a decision in relation to any matter that is the subject of the application, the applicant must notify the donor in accordance with Part 7.