17.—(1) The application for a special administration (bank insolvency) order, verified by witness statement in accordance with rule 21, shall be filed in court.
(2) There shall be filed with the application—
(a)a copy for service on the investment bank;
(b)a copy to be attached to the proof of service; and
(c)further copies to be sent to the persons under rule 20.
(3) The court shall fix the venue, date and time for the hearing of the application and in doing so shall have regard to—
(a)the desirability of the application being heard as soon as is reasonably practicable; and
(b)the need to give the investment bank a reasonable opportunity to attend.
(4) Each of the copies issued to the applicant shall be sealed and be endorsed with the venue, date and time for the hearing.
(5) Any application filed in relation to an investment bank in respect of which there is in force a voluntary arrangement under Part 1 of the 1986 Act shall be filed in accordance with this rule, but a copy of that application shall also be sent to the court to which the nominee’s report was submitted, if that is not the same court.