# The Judicial Committee (Devolution Issues) Rules Order 1999, Paragraph 2.8: Reference by courts


(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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—
(a) 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;
(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 and the Lord Advocate;
(c) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/665/schedule/paragraph/2.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-committee-devolution-issues-rules-order-1999/schedule/paragraph-2.8
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