# The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 1987, Paragraph 99: Amendment of Rule 6.40


For paragraph (3) of Rule 6.40 there shall be substituted the following:—
“(3) If, in a case not falling within paragraph (1), it is more expedient for the debtor with a view to expediting his petition—
(a) it may in any case be presented to whichever court is specified by Schedule 2 to the Rules as being, in relation to the debtor’s own court, the nearest full-time court, and
(b) it may alternatively, in a case falling within paragraph (2)(b), be presented to the court for the insolvency district in which he has resided for the greater part of the 6 months there referred to.
(3A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Rule, where there is in force for the debtor a voluntary arrangement under Part VIII of the Act the petition shall be presented to the court to which the nominee’s report under section 256 was submitted.” .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1919/schedule/paragraph/99 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-amendment-rules-1987/schedule/paragraph-99
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