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Usage
A template to cite UK primary and secondary legislation, as provided by legislation.gov.uk. This is a straightforward wrapper of {{Citation}} (CS2 by default).
To do
- Clean and sanitize. The doc was a nightmare to figure out.
- Eventually move this to a proper CS1|2 module wrapper
- ELI support
Implementation outline
{{Citation
|publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]]
|website=[[legislation.gov.uk]]
|id= populated by:
|type= "act" (default), "local act", "private act" or "si"
|year= ("1978" or "1948" if omitted)
|chapter= (if type=act|local act|private act, "30" if omitted)
|number= (if type=si, "1" if omitted)
|section= (for SIs use "article", "regulation" or "rule" as appropriate; "section" will construct a functional link, but the wording will be incorrect)
|schedule= (set to "0" for a blank after "sch." text, where there is only one schedule)
|title= populated by:
|act= (if type=act|local act|private act; "Interpretation Act 1978" if omitted)
|si= (if type=si; "The Statutory Instruments Regulations 1947" if omitted)
|url=
if type=act: https://legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/{year}/{chapter}[/section/{section}]/enacted
if type=local act: https://legislation.gov.uk/ukla/{year}/{chapter}[/section/{section}]/enacted
if type=private act: https://legislation.gov.uk/ukppa/{year}/{chapter}[/section/{section}]/enacted
if type=si: https://legislation.gov.uk/uksi/{year}/{number}[/section/{section}][/article/{article}][/regulation/{regulation}][/rule/{rule}][/schedule/{schedule}]/made
|access-date=
|date=
|mode=
|quote=
}}UK Act of Parliament
{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year= |chapter= |act= |section= |date= |accessdate= }}The template defaults to the Interpretation Act 1978:
- "Interpretation Act 1978", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1978 c. 30
UK Statutory Instrument
{{Cite legislation UK |type=si |year= |number= |si= |article= (or |regulation= or |rule=) |date= |accessdate= }}The template defaults to the Statutory Instruments Regulations 1947:
Examples
{{Cite legislation UK
| type = si
| si = The Equine Identification (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
| year = 2018
| number = 1409
| regulation = 1
| access-date = 2022-07-08
| quote= These Regulations come into force 21 days after the day on which they are made
}}"The Equine Identification (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018: Regulation 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1409 (reg. 1), retrieved 2022-07-08, These Regulations come into force 21 days after the day on which they are made
{{Cite legislation UK
| year = 2018
| number = 1418
| article = 3
| type = si
| si = Gorchymyn Cefnffordd yr A40 a'r Ffordd Gyswllt (Cyffordd Travellers' Rest, Sir Gaerfyrddin) (Gwahardd Cerbydau a Therfyn Cyflymder 30 MYA Dros Dro) 2018 [The A40 Trunk Road and Link Road (Travellers' Rest Junction, Carmarthenshire) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles and 30 MPH Speed Limit) Order 2018]
| date = 3 January 2019
}}"Gorchymyn Cefnffordd yr A40 a'r Ffordd Gyswllt (Cyffordd Travellers' Rest, Sir Gaerfyrddin) (Gwahardd Cerbydau a Therfyn Cyflymder 30 MYA Dros Dro) 2018 [The A40 Trunk Road and Link Road (Travellers' Rest Junction, Carmarthenshire) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles and 30 MPH Speed Limit) Order 2018]: Article 3", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 3 January 2019, SI 2018/1418 (art. 3)
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TemplateData for Cite legislation UK
Cite UK Acts of parliament, and UK statutory instruments
| ⧼templatedata-doc-param-name⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-desc⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status⧽ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | type | 'act' for a general Act, 'local act' for a local Act, 'private act' for a private Act or 'si' for a statutory instrument
| ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-string⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-required⧽ |
| Chapter | chapter | The chapter number of the act
| ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-number⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-suggested⧽ |
| Section | section | The section number, if you would like to cite a particular section of an Act. Also works for SIs, but not recommended | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-number⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽ |
| Name | act | The full name of the Act
| ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-string⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-suggested⧽ |
| Number | number | The number of the SI
| ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-number⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-suggested⧽ |
| SI name | si | The full name of the SI
| ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-string⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-suggested⧽ |
| Article | article | The article number, if you would like to cite a particular article of an Order | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-number⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽ |
| Regulation | regulation | The regulation number, if you would like to cite a particular regulation of an SI with 'Regulations' in its title | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-number⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽ |
| Rule | rule | The rule number, if you would like to cite a particular rule within an SI with 'Rules' in its title | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-number⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽ |
| Access date | accessdate | The date that legislation.gov.uk was accessed | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-string⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽ |
| year | year | The year of the Act or SI. For Acts usually cited by regnal year, use whichever year constructs a functional link, usually the year included in its short title.
| ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-number⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-required⧽ |
| Date | date | The date the act was given Royal Assent or the SI was made
| ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-string⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽ |
| Schedule | schedule | The Schedule number, if you would like to cite a specific schedule; for acts with a single schedule, use '0' | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-type-number⧽ | ⧼templatedata-doc-param-status-optional⧽ |
Defaulted type required *** Defaulted year required
See also
- {{Ukhansard}}
- {{UK Parliament}}
- {{UK SI}}
- {{ELI}}: Identifier in multiple European countries, but resolves differently in each.