PART 9DEBT RELIEF ORDERS

CHAPTER 2Application for a debt relief order

Delivery of application9

1

An application for a debt relief order must be completed and delivered to the official receiver in electronic form and by electronic means.

2

The preconditions for delivering a document electronically set out in rule 1.45(2) do not apply to applications for debt relief orders.

3

In the event of any malfunction or error in the operation of the electronic form or means of delivery, the official receiver must inform the competent authorities and approved intermediaries—

a

that approved intermediaries may complete and deliver applications in hard copy for a specified period; and

b

of the postal address to which such applications are to be delivered and of any terms or conditions to which the use of the address is subject.

4

Such an application completed in hard copy may not be delivered by fax.