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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvent-companies-disqualification-of-unfit-directors-proceedings-rules-1987/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2023",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvent Companies (Disqualification of Unfit Directors) Proceedings Rules 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvent-companies-disqualification-of-unfit-directors-proceedings-rules-1987",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Form of application",
  "text": "An application to which these Rules apply shall be made—\n(a) in the High Court, by originating summons (Form 10 in Appendix A to the Rules of the Supreme Court, with such adaptation as may be appropriate), and\n(b) in a county court, by originating application, such an application being nevertheless referred to in these Rules as a summons;\nand the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 or (as the case may be) the County Court Rules 1981apply accordingly, except where these Rules make provision to inconsistent effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1965/1776; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1979/1716, 1980/2000, 1982/1111, 1986/632, 1187 and 1987/1423"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/1687; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1982/1140, 1983/1716, 1984/878, 1985/566, 1269, 1986/636, 1189 and 1987/493"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "applied (with modifications)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/317",
      "affecting_title": "The Banking Act 2009 (Parts 2 and 3 Consequential Amendments) Order 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "applied (with modifications)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/1090",
      "affecting_title": "Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2007/1906",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvent Companies (Disqualification of Unfit Directors) Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 2007"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2007/1906",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvent Companies (Disqualification of Unfit Directors) Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 2007"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2023/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:17:09.084650+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}