County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981

Advertisements

7.—(1) Where an advertisement is published for creditors, incumbrancers, next-of-kin or persons having or claiming interests in the subject-matter of the proceedings, the advertisement shall direct the claimants to send to the officer or to the solicitor having carriage within a stated time their names and addresses and full particulars of their claims; and the nature of the security (if any) held by them, and shall fix a date for adjudicating on the claims:

(2) The officer may direct and settle any such advertisement at the time of the issue of any summons to proceed or at any hearing of the reference and such advertisement shall before the beginning of a period of fourteen days ending on the date for adjudication on claims be inserted by the party or solicitor having carriage of the proceedings in such newspapers as the officer shall direct.

(3) On the expiration of the time fixed by the advertisement the officer may—

(a) require an affidavit from the party or solicitor having carriage as to any claims received by him pursuant to the advertisement and as to the result of the investigation by that party or solicitor of any such claims;

(b) adjudicate on the claims having regard only to those claims of which he then has notice.