The Building Society Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 2014

Filing of application

7.—(1) The application for a building society insolvency order, verified by an affidavit in accordance with rule 11, shall be filed in court.

(2) There shall be filed with the application—

(a) one copy for service on the society;

(b) one copy to be attached to the proof of service; and

(c) further copies to be sent to the persons under rule 10.

(3) The court shall fix the venue, date and time for the hearing of the application and in doing so shall have regard to—

(a) the desirability of the application being heard as soon as is reasonably practicable; and

(b) the need to give the society a reasonable opportunity to attend.

(4) Each of the copies issued to the applicant shall be sealed and be endorsed with the venue, date and time for the hearing.

(5) Any application filed in relation to a building society in respect of which there is in force a voluntary arrangement under Part II of the 1989 Order shall be filed in accordance with this rule but a copy of that application shall also be sent to the court to which the nominee’s report under Article 15(2) of the 1989 Order was submitted, if that is not the same court.