[F1 PART 68 E+WREFERENCES TO THE EUROPEAN COURT

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 68 inserted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rule 1(b), Sch. 6

Making of order of reference E+W

68.2— (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.]