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Rule 6—(1) Where a person (in this Part of this Order called “the applicant”) is under a liability in respect of a debt or any money or goods and he is, or expects to be, sued for or in respect of the debt, money or goods by two or more persons making adverse claims thereto (“the interpleader claimants”), he may apply to the court, in accordance with these rules, for relief by way of interpleader.
(2) The application shall be made to the court in which the claim is pending against the applicant or, if no claim is pending against him, to the court in which he might be sued.
(3) The application shall be made by filing a witness statement or affidavit showing that—
(a)the applicant claims no interest in the subject-matter in dispute other than for charges or costs;
(b)the applicant does not collude with any of the interpleader claimants; and
(c)the applicant is willing to pay or transfer the subject-matter into court or to dispose of it as the court may direct,
together with as many copies of the witness statement or affidavit as there are interpleader claimants.
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