Paragraph 2.8 Reference by courts
A reference to the Judicial Committee under paragraph 10, 11, 22, 30, 32 or 33 of Schedule 6 shall be made by lodging the reference.
The court lodging the reference shall serve copies of it on the parties and on any Law Officer who is not already a party and who has a potential interest in the proceedings.
For the purposes of this rule and rules 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12 Law Officers shall be regarded as having a potential interest as follows—
where the reference or appeal is from a court in Scotland or from the House of Lords in Scottish proceedings, the Lord Advocate and the Advocate General;
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 and the Lord Advocate;
where the 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 Lord Advocate.