# The Insolvency Rules 1986, Rule 5.55: Application to court


(1) An application to the court to annul a bankruptcy order under section 261(2)(b) shall specify the section under which it is made.
(2) An application under section 261(2)(b) shall not be made before the expiry of 14 days from the date that the time period in section 262(3)(a) for applications under section 262(1) has expired.
(3) The application shall be supported by a report stating the grounds on which it is made. It shall also state that—
(a) the time period for application in paragraph (2) above has expired; and
(b) the official receiver is not aware that any application or appeal remains to be disposed of.
(4) The application and the report shall be filed in court and the court shall give to the official receiver notice of the venue fixed for the hearing.
(5) The official receiver shall give notice of the venue, accompanied by copies of the application and the report to the bankrupt not less than 7 days before the date of the hearing.
(6) Where the court annuls a bankruptcy order, it shall send sealed copies of the order of annulment in [FORM 4.15]Form 5.7 to the official receiver, any trustee who is not the official receiver, the supervisor of the voluntary arrangement and the bankrupt.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1925/rule/5.55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986/rule-5.55
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