9.—(1) The court, on the application of any person interested, shall have jurisdiction to determine any question arising as to—
(a)whether any provision of an employment-related benefit scheme does or does not comply with the principle of equal treatment; or
(b)whether, and with what effect, any such provision is overridden by paragraph 3.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the court” means the High Court or a county court.
(3) An application under sub-paragraph (1) may be commenced in a county court notwithstanding—
(a)any financial limit otherwise imposed on the jurisdiction of such a court; or
(b)that the only relief claimed is a declaration or an injunction.