Local Rules

(a) Application of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. Unless otherwise altered or suspended by these rules or by court order, Part VIII of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and all relevant Official Forms apply to BAP proceedings. 14 (b) Silence of the Local Rules. To the extent the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and these rules are silent as to a particular matter of practice, the BAP may apply the Local Rules of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. (c) Definitions. The definitions set forth in 11 U.S.C. § 101 are applicable to the rules set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8000, et seq. and the First Circuit BAP Local Rules.