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  "legislation": "nisr/1991/364",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991",
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  "heading": "Use of reports",
  "text": "(1) A report may be filed in court instead of an affidavit—\n(a) in any case, by the official receiver (whether or not he is acting in any capacity mentioned in sub-paragraph (b)), or\n(b) unless the application involves other parties or the court otherwise orders, by—\n(i) an administrator, a liquidator or a trustee in bankruptcy,\n(ii) a provisional liquidator or an interim receiver,\n(iii) a nominee or a supervisor of a voluntary arrangement under Part II or VIII of the Order,\n(iv) a special manager, or\n(v) an insolvency practitioner appointed under Article 247(2).\n(2) In any case where a report is filed instead of an affidavit, the report shall be treated for the purposes of Rule 7.11 and any hearing before the court as if it were an affidavit.\n(3) Any report filed by the official receiver in accordance with the Order or the Rules is prima facie evidence of any matter contained in it.\n[E.R.7.9]",
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