# The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, Rule 7.7: Petition: presentation and filing


(1) The petition must be filed with the court.
(2) A petition may not be filed unless—
(a) a receipt for the deposit payable to the official receiver is produced on presentation of the petition; or
(b) the Secretary of State has given notice to the court that the petitioner has made suitable alternative arrangements for the payment of the deposit and that notice has not been revoked.
(3) A notice of alternative arrangements for the deposit may be revoked by a further notice filed with the court.
(4) The court must fix a venue for hearing the petition, and this must be endorsed on the petition and the copies.
(5) Each copy of the petition must have the seal of the court applied to it, and must be delivered to the petitioner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/7.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-7.7
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