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Regulation 5 Dispensing with a requirement for consent

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

The court may dispense with the requirement for consent to an application under section 2 if a person whose consent is required—

(a)

cannot be identified after all reasonable efforts have been made to ascertain his identity;

(b)

has been identified but cannot be traced after all reasonable efforts have been made to trace him; or

(c)

has been sent the request for consent and all reasonable efforts have been made to obtain a response but he has not responded.