Amendment of rule 12.4
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16. In rule 12.4 (notice of proceedings to person with foreign parental responsibility)—
(a)in paragraph (2), at the beginning, insert “Subject to paragraph (2A),”;
(b)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) Notice shall not be given to a person to whom the applicant believes paragraph (1) applies if the court directs that such notice is not necessary.”; and
(c)in paragraph (3), at the beginning, insert “Unless a direction has been made under paragraph (2A),”.