Part 4Acts of the Assembly

Procedure

I1113ECJ references

1

This section applies where—

a

a reference has been made in relation to a Bill under section 112,

b

a reference for a preliminary European Court ruling has been made by the Supreme Court in connection with that reference, and

c

neither of those references has been decided or otherwise disposed of.

2

If the Assembly resolves that it wishes to reconsider the Bill—

a

the F2Presiding Officer must notify the Counsel General and the Attorney General of that fact, and

b

the person who made the reference in relation to the Bill under section 112 must request the withdrawal of the reference.

3

In this section “a reference for a preliminary European Court ruling” means a reference of a question to the European Court under F1Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or Article 150 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.