# The Commonhold Regulations 2004, Regulation 5: Dispensing with a requirement for consent


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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1829/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/commonhold-regulations-2004/regulation-5
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