hearing by giving the Registrar notice of set-down before noon on the court day but one preceding the day upon which the matter is to be heard. (f) Any person opposing the grant of an order sought shall(i) within the time stated in the said notice, give the applicant notice in writing on Form TM4 that he intends to oppose the application; (ii) appoint an address for service in terms of regulation 7(1) at which he will accept notice and service of all documents; (iii) within two months of notifying the applicant of his intention to oppose the application, deliver his answering affidavit, if any; and (iv) if he intends to raise any question of law only, deliver notice of his intention to do so within the time stated in the preceding subparagraph, setting forth such question. (g) Within one month of the service upon him of the affidavit and documents referred to in subregulation (2)(f)(ii) the applicant may deliver a replying affidavit. The Registrar may in his discretion permit the filing of further affidavits. (h) Where no answering affidavit, or notice in terms of subregulation (2)(f)(iii) is delivered within the period referred to in subregulation (2)(f)(iii), the applicant may within 10 court days of its expiry apply to the Registrar to allocate a date for the hearing of the application. Where an answering affidavit is delivered the applicant may apply for such allocation within 10 court days of the delivery of his replying affidavit or, if no replying affidavit is delivered, within 10 court days of the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph (g) and where such notice is delivered the applicant may apply for such allocation within 10 court days after delivery of such notice. If the applicant fails to apply to the Registrar to allocate a date within the appropriate period aforesaid, the respondent may do so immediately upon its expiry. Notice of set-down in writing of the date allocated by the Registrar shall forthwith be given by the applicant or respondent, as the case may be, to the opposite party. (i) Where an application cannot properly be decided on affidavit, the Registrar may refer the matter to the Supreme Court or make such order as to him seems meet with a view to ensuring a just and expeditious decision. (j) On notice the Registrar may order to be struck out from any affidavit any matter which is scandalous, vexatious or irrelevant, with an appropriate order as to costs, including costs as between attorney and client. The Registrar shall not grant the application unless he is satisfied that the applicant will be prejudiced in his case should it not be granted. (3) (a) Notwithstanding the aforegoing subregulations, an interlocutory 13