The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Revision) 1980

Applications to be made by petition

4.  The following applications under the Act must be made by petition, namely, applications—

(a) under section 5 to cancel the alteration of a company's objects,

(b) under section 23 to cancel the alteration of a condition contained in a company's memorandum,

(c) under section 56 to confirm a reduction of the share premium account of a company,

(d) under section 57 to sanction the issue by a company of shares at a discount,

(e) under section 58 to confirm a reduction of the capital redemption reserve fund of a company,

(f) under section 67 to confirm a reduction of the share capital of a company,

(g) under section 72 to cancel any variation or abrogation of the rights attached to any class of shares in a company,

(h) under section 197 to sanction a compromise or arrangement between a company and its creditors or any class of them or between a company and its members or any class of them,

(i) under section 316(8) for an order restoring the name of a company to the register where the application is made in conjunction with an application for the winding up of the company,

(j) under section 345 to cancel the alteration of the form of a company's constitution, and

(k) under section 394(2) for relief from liability of an officer of a company or a person employed by a company as auditor.