10. In rule 9.18, after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) The requirement at paragraph (1)(b)(iii) that the court officer sends a blank financial statement to the applicant does not apply where the application has been made under Article 56 of, and using the form in Annex VII to, the Maintenance Regulation.
(5) In relation to an application to which the Maintenance Regulation applies, where the applicant does not already know the address of the respondent at the time the application is issued, paragraph (2) does not apply and the court will serve the application in accordance with paragraph (1).”.