Bankruptcy application based on statutory demand
73.—(1)  Where a creditor’s bankruptcy application is based on non-compliance with a statutory demand, the affidavit supporting the application must state the following:
(a)the date and manner of service of the statutory demand;
(b)that to the best of the creditor’s knowledge and belief, the statutory demand has neither been complied with nor set aside;
(c)that to the best of the creditor’s knowledge and belief, no application to set the statutory demand aside is pending.
(2)  No creditor’s bankruptcy application based on non-compliance with a statutory demand may be made —
(a)in a case where the statutory demand was served or deemed served in accordance with these Rules during the prescribed period under the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 — if more than 9 months have elapsed since the date on which the demand was served or deemed served; or
(b)in any other case — if more than 4 months have elapsed since the date on which the statutory demand was served or deemed served in accordance with these Rules.