The Judicial Committee (Devolution Issues) Rules Order 1999

Appeals

4.12—(1) A person who desires to appeal to the Judicial Committee—

(a) under paragraph 30 of Schedule 10, or

(b) having obtained the necessary leave to appeal from the court appealed from, under paragraphs 10, 20 or 31 of Schedule 10,

shall lodge a petition of appeal within six weeks of the date on which the order appealed from was made or leave to appeal was granted, as the case may be.

(2) A person who desires to appeal to the Judicial Committee under paragraphs 10, 20 or 31 of Schedule 10, having obtained special leave to appeal from the Judicial Committee, shall lodge a petition of appeal within 14 days of the grant of special leave—

(3) The appellant shall serve a copy of the petition on all the other parties, on the First Minister and the deputy First Minister and on any Law Officer who is not already a party and who has a potential interest in the proceedings.

(4) The first Minister and the deputy First Minister (acting jointly) and any Law Officer who is served with a copy of a petition of appeal under this rule may intervene in the proceedings on the appeal in the Judicial Committee if within 14 days of service of the petition on him he enters an appearance and gives notice of having done so to the parties; and he shall thereupon become a respondent to the appeal.