1.—(1) The Official Solicitor shall conduct such investigations and render such assistance as may be authorised under these Rules or required by any direction of a court for the purpose of assisting the court in the due administration of justice.
(2) The Official Solicitor shall perform such duties as have heretofore been discharged by the General Solicitor for Northern Ireland.
(3) The Official Solicitor may discharge any functions analogous to those performed by the Official Solicitor in England and Wales, which are not the responsibility of some other officer or person in Northern Ireland.