Institution of proceedingsU.K.
22(1)Proceedings for the determination of a devolution issue may be instituted F1... by the Advocate General for Scotland.U.K.
(2)The Attorney General for Northern Ireland F1... may defend any such proceedings.
(3)This paragraph is without prejudice to any power to institute or defend proceedings exercisable apart from this paragraph by any person.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 10 para. 22 repealed (1.3.2010) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), s. 87(1), Sch. 13; S.R. 2010/52, art. 2(e)