http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/9.23The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseINSOLVENCY, ENGLAND AND WALES;COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS2024-07-02Expert Participation2024-06-28 These Rules set out the detailed procedures for the conduct of all company and personal insolvency proceedings in England and Wales under the Insolvency Act 1986 and otherwise give effect to that Act. These Rules supersede the Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925 as amended). Those Rules are revoked along with 29 amending Rules. These Rules give effect to amendments made to the Insolvency Act by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2011 (c.24), the Deregulation Act 2015 (c.20) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26). PART 9 DEBT RELIEF ORDERSCHAPTER 6Applications to the courtCreditor's bankruptcy petition: creditor consents to making application for a debt relief order91This rule applies where before the determination of an application for a debt relief order, a creditor's petition for bankruptcy has been presented against a debtor and the proceedings in relation to the petition remain before the court.2In this rule “the debt” means the debt to which the creditor's bankruptcy petition relates.3If, on the hearing of the petition, the petitioner consents to the debtor making an application for a debt relief order in relation to the debt the court must—arefer the debtor to an approved intermediary for the purpose of making an application for a debt relief order in relation to the debtor and the debt noting the consent of the creditor on the order for referral; andbstay the proceedings on the petition in relation to the debt on such terms and conditions as it thinks just.4The debtor must deliver to the approved intermediary as soon as reasonably practicable after the making of the order of referral—aa sealed copy of the order; andbcopies of the petition and the creditor's statutory demand (if there was one).5The approved intermediary must, on receipt of the order and the copies, as soon as reasonably practicable after the application for a debt relief order has been made, deliver them to the official receiver endorsed with the name of the debtor and the number of the application to which they relate.6If, following the reference by the court, a debt relief order is made in relation to the debt, the petition must be dismissed in relation to it unless the court otherwise directs.
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