# The Insolvency Rules 1986, Rule 7.13: Applications for transfer

Extent: E+W

(1) An application by the official receiver for proceedings to be transferred shall be made with a report by him—
(a) setting out the reasons for the transfer, and
(b) including a statement either that the petitioner consents to the transfer, or that he has been given at least 14 days' notice of the official receiver's application.
(2) If the court is satisfied from the official receiver's report that the proceedings can be conducted more conveniently in another court, the proceedings shall be transferred to that court.
(3) Where an application for the transfer of proceedings is made otherwise than by the official receiver, at least 14 days' notice of the application shall be given by the applicant—
(a) to the official receiver attached to the court in which the proceedings are pending, and
(b) to the official receiver attached to the court to which it is proposed that they should be transferred.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1925/rule/7.13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986/rule-7.13
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