8.—(1) The Small Claim Rules in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Small Claim Rules) 2002(1) are amended in accordance with the following subparagraph.
(2) In rule 18.1 (interpretation of rules 18.2 to 18.5: European Court)—
(a)in paragraph (1), in the definition of “reference”, at subparagraph (a), for “Article 234 of the E.E.C. Treaty” substitute “Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union”;
(b)in paragraph (2), omit ““E.E.C. Treaty”,”;
(c)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) In paragraph (1), “the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union” means the treaty referred to in section 1(2)(s) of the European Communities Act 1972.”.