# Act of Adjournal (Consolidation) 1988, Section 116: Reference


(1) If the court decides that a preliminary ruling should be sought the court shall—
(a) give its reasons and cause those reasons to be recorded in the minute of proceedings;
(b) continue the proceedings from time to time as necessary for the purposes of the reference.
(2) The reference—
(a) shall be drafted in the form set out in Form 31 of Schedule 1 and the court may give directions to the parties as to the manner in which and by whom the case is to be drafted and adjusted;
(b) shall thereafter be adjusted at the sight of the court in such manner as may be so directed;
(c) after approval and the making of an appropriate order by the court, shall (after the expiry of the period of appeal) be transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Registrar of the European Court, along with a certified copy of the relative minute of proceedings and, where applicable, a certified copy of the relative complaint.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/110/section/116 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-consolidation-1988/section-116
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