7.—(1) The application (and all supporting documents) shall be filed with the court, with a sufficient number of copies for service and use as provided by Rule 8.
(2) Each of the copies filed shall have applied to it the seal of the court and be issued to the applicant; and on each copy there shall be endorsed the date and time of filing.
(3) The court shall fix a venue for the hearing of the application and this also shall be endorsed on each copy of the application issued under paragraph (2).
(4) After the application is filed, it is the duty of the applicant to notify the court in writing of the existence of any insolvency proceedings, in relation to the protected energy company, as soon as the applicant becomes aware of them.