# Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Bankruptcy Rules) 2016, Rule 7.4: Determination of applications and remits

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(1) When an application or a remit is lodged, the sheriff is to make—
(a) an order for intimation to any person who appears to the sheriff to have an interest in it;
(b) an order specifying how it is to be determined.
(2) A certificate of intimation in Form 5.7 must be lodged within 14 days after the date of intimation by—
(a) in the case of an application, the applicant;
(b) in the case of a remit, AiB.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), where—
(a) an application, or a remitted application, is unopposed, the sheriff is to dispose of it in chambers without the appearance of parties, unless the sheriff otherwise determines;
(b) the sheriff requires to hear parties on an application or remit, the sheriff clerk is to fix a hearing and intimate the date and time of the hearing to the parties.
(4) Where an order is granted disposing of an application or a remit in accordance with paragraph (3)(a), the sheriff clerk is to intimate the order to the parties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/313/rule/7.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-bankruptcy-rules-2016/rule-7.4
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