23.4.—(1) An application for a declaration under paragraph 20 (recognition) or paragraph 22 (enforcement) of Schedule 3 to the Act is to be made in accordance with Part 9 and any practice direction made under rule 23.1(2).
(2) Without prejudice to its powers under Parts 6 (service) and 7 (notice), the court may dispense with service and notice where it thinks just to do so, having regard in particular to—
(a)whether the adult or (as the case may be) any respondent to the application is within the jurisdiction; and
(b)the need for applications for declarations of enforceability to be determined rapidly.