2.—(1) Regulation 5 of the Maintenance Assessment Procedure Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph (1) for the word “Where” there shall be substituted the words “Subject to paragraph (2A), where”.
(3) In paragraph (2) after the word “shall” there shall be inserted the words “, subject to paragraph (2A),”.
(4) After paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph–
“(2A) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply where the Secretary of State is satisfied that an application for a maintenance assessment can be dealt with in the absence of a completed and returned maintenance enquiry form.”.