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Usage

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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

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  • 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

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{{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

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{{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

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{{Cite legislation UK |type=si |year= |number= |si= |article= (or |regulation= or |rule=) |date= |accessdate= }}

The template defaults to the Statutory Instruments Regulations 1947:

"The Statutory Instruments Regulations 1947", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1948/1

Examples

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{{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
Typetype
'act' for a general Act, 'local act' for a local Act, 'private act' for a private Act or 'si' for a statutory instrument
Suggested values
  • act
  • local act
  • private act
  • si
Default
act
Chapterchapter
The chapter number of the act
Default
30
Sectionsection
The section number, if you would like to cite a particular section of an Act. Also works for SIs, but not recommended
Nameact
The full name of the Act
Default
Interpretation Act 1978
Numbernumber
The number of the SI
Default
1
SI namesi
The full name of the SI
Default
The Statutory Instrument Regulations 1947
Articlearticle
The article number, if you would like to cite a particular article of an Order
Regulationregulation
The regulation number, if you would like to cite a particular regulation of an SI with 'Regulations' in its title
Rulerule
The rule number, if you would like to cite a particular rule within an SI with 'Rules' in its title
Access dateaccessdate
The date that legislation.gov.uk was accessed
yearyear
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.
Default
1978 for Acts, 1947 for SIs
Datedate
The date the act was given Royal Assent or the SI was made
Default
20 July 1978
Scheduleschedule
The Schedule number, if you would like to cite a specific schedule; for acts with a single schedule, use '0'

Defaulted type required *** Defaulted year required

See also

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