F1PART 68REFERENCES TO THE EUROPEAN COURT

Annotations:

Making of order of reference68.2

1

An order may be made at any stage of the proceedings—

a

by the court of its own initiative; or

b

on an application by a party in accordance with Part 23.

2

An order may not be made—

a

in the High Court, by a Master or district judge;

b

in a county court, by a district judge.

3

The request to the European Court for a preliminary ruling must be set out in a schedule to the order, and the court may give directions on the preparation of the schedule.