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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/665",
  "legislation_title": "The Judicial Committee (Devolution Issues) Rules Order 1999",
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  "number": "3.8",
  "heading": "References by courts",
  "text": "(1) Unless they are already parties to the proceedings, the Assembly and the relevant Law Officer may intervene in the proceedings on the reference in accordance with this rule; and he shall thereupon become a party to the proceedings on the reference.\n(2) The intervener shall within 14 days of service of the copy reference on him—\n(a) enter an appearance; and\n(b) give notice of the fact to the parties, to the other person who may intervene under this rule and, in the case of a reference under paragraph 30, to the court making the reference.",
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