The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

Additional provisions in respect of orders under rule 20.6(4) E+W

20.7.—(1) This rule applies where the court is making an order under rule 20.6(4) in respect of a debtor who is subject to a bankruptcy order, a bankruptcy restrictions order or a bankruptcy restrictions undertaking.

(2) The court may make either or both of the following further orders—

(a) that the details of the debtor required to be included in any notice to be gazetted or otherwise advertised must not include the debtor's current address; and.

(b) that the details of the debtor required to be included in any such notice to be gazetted or otherwise advertised must instead of the debtor's current address include such other details of the debtor's addresses or whereabouts as the court thinks just, including details of any address at which the debtor has previously resided or carried on business.

(3) Where the court makes an order under rule 20.6(4) amending the full title of the proceedings by the omission of the debtor's current address from the description of the debtor, the official receiver—

(a) must as soon as reasonably practicable deliver notice of it to the Chief Land Registrar, for corresponding amendment of the register; and

(b) may cause notice of the order to be—

(i) gazetted, or

(ii) both gazetted and delivered in such other manner as the official receiver thinks fit.

(4) A notice of the amendment of the title of the proceedings which is published in accordance with paragraph (3)—

(a) must omit the current address of the debtor;

(b) must contain the amended title of the proceedings, and the date of the bankruptcy order; and

(c) must not include the description under which the proceedings were previously published.