{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-10/paragraph-40",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-10/paragraph-40.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/47",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998",
  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/40",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Where a devolution issue arises as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 39 and—\n(a) the issue is referred to the Supreme Court under paragraph 9 or 33; or\n(b) the issue is determined by the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland under paragraph 7 and—\n(i) an appeal to the Supreme Court against the determination is brought under paragraph 10; or\n(ii) an application for special leave to bring such an appeal is made to the Supreme Court under that paragraph,\nsub-paragraphs (3) to (6) of paragraph 39 shall apply as if the references to the Court of Appeal were references to the Supreme Court .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 10 para. 40(a)(b) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 40, 148, Sch. 9 para. 119(a); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(a)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 10 para. 40(a)(b) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 40, 148, Sch. 9 para. 119(b); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(a)(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/10/paragraph/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:12.253813+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}