PART 1

Application or petition for sequestration

Applications and petitions

Petition for sequestration of estate: provision of information
12
1
A petitioner for sequestration of the estate of a debtor is, in so far as it is within the petitioner's knowledge, to state in the petition—
a
whether or not the debtor's centre of main interests is situated in the United Kingdom or in another member State, and
b
whether or not the debtor possesses an establishment in the United Kingdom or in another member State.
2
If, to the petitioner's knowledge, there is a member State insolvency practitioner appointed in main proceedings in relation to the debtor, the petitioner is, as soon as reasonably practicable, to send a copy of the petition to that member State insolvency practitioner .
S. 12 in force at 30.11.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2
Words in s. 12(2) substituted (26.6.2017) by The Insolvency (Regulation (EU) 2015/848) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/210), regs. 1, 4(6) (with reg. 9)