# The Supreme Court Rules 2024, Rule 47: Interventions concerning the acceptance or rejection of a reference under Rule 46


(1) Any person, and in particular any official body or non-governmental organisation seeking to make submissions in the public interest, may make written submissions to the Court as to whether the Court should accept a reference under section 6A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and request that the Court takes them into account.
(2) Any submissions made under paragraph (1) must be filed with the Court and served on the referring court or tribunal and each of the persons referred to in rule 46(3).
(3) Any submissions made under this rule shall be referred to the panel of Justices which considers the reference.
(4) If the Court accepts the reference, the Registrar must notify—
(a) each of the persons who made submissions under this rule; and
(b) any person intervening in the proceedings before the referring court or tribunal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/949/rule/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-rules-2024/rule-47
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