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.”.