8.31.—(1) The court will serve a copy of the application on—
(a)the respondent; and
(b)the landlord (as defined by paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the 1996 Act(1)),
unless the court directs that the applicant must do so.
(2) Where service is effected by the applicant, the applicant must file a certificate of service.
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Family Law Act 1996 was amended by section 82 of and paragraphs 16(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and article 2 of and paragraph 10(b)(i) of the Schedule to the Housing Act 1996 (Consequential Amendments) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/74).