Section 220 — Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act: Duties of clerk

The clerk shall file the affidavit referred to in subsection 219(2), giving it a number, and enter the particulars it contains in a register; on reading the affidavit and hearing the debtor, settle the amounts to be paid by the debtor into court and the times of payment thereof until all of the claims entered in the register are paid in full, and enter in the register particulars of the amounts and times of payment so settled or, where applicable, enter in the register a statement that the present circumstances of the debtor do not warrant the immediate settling of any of those amounts or times; and fix a date for hearing any objections by creditors. The clerk shall give notice of an application for a consolidation order to each creditor named in the affidavit filed in connection with the application, setting out in the notice the particulars of all entries made in the register with respect to the application, and the date fixed for hearing objections by the creditors to the application or to any of the entries made in the register in respect thereof, and the notice shall contain a statement that the creditor will, prior to the date fixed for hearing objections, be notified of any objections filed with the clerk pursuant to section 221 in connection with the application. The notice referred to in subsection (2) shall be served in the prescribed manner and the clerk shall enter in the register the date the notice was sent. The register referred to in this section shall be separate from all other books and records kept by the clerk and shall be available to the public for inspection, free of charge, during the hours when the office of the clerk is open to the public.