Adjournment of hearing of bankruptcy application for other reasons
95.—(1)  At the hearing of a bankruptcy application, where —
(a)a creditor’s bankruptcy application has been duly served; and
(b)a period of one month has expired after the day appointed for the first hearing of a creditor’s bankruptcy application,
then, unless the Court adjourns the hearing, the Court is to either make a bankruptcy order on the application or dismiss the application.
(2)  No adjournment of the hearing is to be made after the period mentioned in paragraph (1) has expired except on any of the following grounds:
(a)the debtor appears to show cause against the bankruptcy application or dispute any matter relevant to the bankruptcy proceedings;
(b)where the debtor appears and satisfies the Court that the debtor is able to pay the debtor’s debt in full or in part within a reasonable period;
(c)the Court is satisfied that there are sufficient reasons for granting the adjournment.
(3)  If the Court adjourns the hearing of the creditor’s bankruptcy application, the applicant creditor must immediately send a notice of the adjournment in Form PIR‑7 to the debtor, unless the debtor was present during the hearing or the Court otherwise directs.
(4)  The costs of any adjournment of the hearing of the bankruptcy application are not to be borne by the debtor if the adjournment was necessitated by any act or omission of the applicant creditor.