(1) The county registrar shall consider all claims of which notice has been given to him in accordance with Rule 7 and all objections to corrections referred to him under Rule 11.

(2) Before considering a claim for the deletion of a person's name from the draft register the county registrar shall, except where he is satisfied that the person is dead, give not less than five clear days notice to the claimant (if he is not the registration authority or a person whose duty it is to make the house to house or other inquiry on which the draft register is based) and to the person in respect of whom the claim is made of the time and place at which the claim will be considered by him.

(3) If the county registrar is satisfied that a claim, other than a claim for the deletion of a person's name from the draft register, should not be allowed without inquiry he shall give not less than five clear days notice to the claimant (if he is not the registration authority or a person whose duty it is to make the house to house or other inquiry on which the draft register is based) and to any other person appearing to him to be interested of the time and place at which the claim will be considered by him.

(4) The county registrar may require any officer of a registration authority or of a corporation of a borough which is not a county borough or a council of an urban district in the registration area and any person whose duty it is to make the house to house or other inquiry on which the draft register is based to attend at such times and at such places as he may consider necessary for the purpose of enabling him to decide any claim or other matter arising out of his consideration of the draft register.

(5) The county registrar may, on consideration of any claim or other matter, require that the evidence tendered by any person should be given on oath and may administer an oath for that purpose.

(6) On the consideration of any claim or other matter by the county registrar, any person interested may appear and be heard either in person or by any other person on his behalf.