# The Judicial Committee (Devolution Issues) Rules Order 1999, Paragraph 2.11: Reference by courts


(1) Any Law Officer who is not already a party to the proceedings may intervene in the proceedings on the reference by taking the steps specified in paragraph (2) below within 14 days; and he shall thereupon become a party to the proceedings or the reference.
(2) The steps are—
(a) entering an appearance; and
(b) giving notice of having done so to the parties, the Law Officers with a potential interest (as defined in rule 2.8(3) above) and, in the case of a reference under paragraph 33 of Schedule 6, the court making the reference.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/665/schedule/paragraph/2.11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-committee-devolution-issues-rules-order-1999/schedule/paragraph-2.11
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