# The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017, Article 7: Amendment of rule 9.15


In rule 9.15 (duties of the court at the first appointment) for paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) The court must direct that the case be referred to a FDR appointment unless—
(a) the first appointment or part of it has been treated as a FDR appointment and the FDR appointment has been effective; or
(b) there are exceptional reasons which make a referral to a FDR appointment inappropriate.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/741/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2017/article-7
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