The Judicial Committee (Devolution Issues) Rules Order 1999

References by courts

4.8—(1) A reference to the Judicial Committee under paragraph 9, 19, 28, 29, 32 or 33 of Schedule 10 shall be made by lodging the reference.

(2) The court lodging the reference shall serve copies of it on the parties, on the First Minister and the deputy First Minister and on any Law Officer who is not already a party and who has a potential interest in the proceedings.

(3) For the purposes of this rule and rules 4, 10, 4.11 and 4.12 Law Officers shall be regarded as having a potential interest as follows:

(a) where a reference or appeal is from a court in Northern Ireland or from the House of Lords in proceedings that originated in Northern Ireland, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland and the Attorney General;

(b) where the reference or appeal is from a court in England and Wales or from the House of Lords in proceedings that originated in England and Wales, the Attorney General;

(c) where the reference or appeal is from a court in Scotland or from the House of Lords in Scottish proceedings, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland and the Lord Advocate.