Application by bankrupt for discharge
10.160.—(1) A bankrupt who applies under section 280 for an order of discharge must deliver notice of the application to the official receiver, and deposit with the official receiver such sum as the official receiver may require for the purpose of covering the costs of the application.
(2) The court, if satisfied that the bankrupt has complied with paragraph (1), must fix a venue for the hearing of the application, and give at least 42 days’ notice of it to the official receiver and the bankrupt.
(3) The official receiver must deliver notice of the application and venue to—
(a)the trustee; and
(b)every creditor who, to the official receiver’s knowledge, has a claim outstanding against the bankrupt’s estate which has not been satisfied.
(4) These notices must be delivered not later than 14 days before the date fixed for the hearing of the bankrupt’s application.