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1 The Attorney General or the Assembly may refer to the Judicial Committee any devolution issue which is not the subject of proceedings. 2 Where a reference is made under sub-paragraph (1) by the Attorney General in relation to a devolution issue which relates to the proposed exercise of a function by the Assembly— a the Attorney General shall notify the Assembly of that fact, and b the Assembly shall not exercise the function in the manner proposed during the period beginning with the receipt of the notification and ending with the reference being decided or otherwise disposed of.