Rule 6.018 Petition opposed by debtor

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

rules 11.01-11.13 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rule 6(10)-CP(3) substituted by Insolvency 2000 rule 5
rule 4.056-CVL(2) words inserted by Insolvency 2006 Sch. 1 para. 22
rule 4.228A-4.228E inserted by Insolvency 2008 rule 5
rules 2.028-2.110 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 2.114-2.115 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 2.119-2.130 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 4.027-4.029 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 4.031-4.034 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 4.197-4.204 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 7.05-7.07 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 7.09-7.14 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 7.19-7.22 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 7.24-7.30 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 7.34-7.42 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 7.50-7.54 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rules 12.01-12.22 applied with modifications by rule 58 by Bank Administration 2009 rule 61
rule 7. 13B(2) word omitted by Insolvency 2023 rule 37(1)

Where the debtor intends to oppose the petition, he shall not later than 7 days before the hearing date—

(a)

file in court a notice specifying the grounds on which he will object to the making of a bankruptcy order, andFORM 6.20

(b)

send a copy of the notice to the petitioner or his solicitor.

[E.R.6.21]