Template:Cite legislation UK

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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:

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

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", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1409, retrieved 2022-07-08

{{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]", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 3 January 2019, SI 2018/1418

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TemplateData for Cite legislation UK

Cite UK Acts of parliament, and UK statutory instruments

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type	type	'act' for Act or 'si' for Statutory Instrument Default act Example act	Unknown	suggested
Chapter	chapter	The chapter number of the act Example 30	Number	suggested
Section	section	The section number, if you would like to cite a particular section	Number	optional
Name	act	The full name of the Act Example Interpretation Act 1978	String	suggested
Number	number	The number of the SI Example 1	Number	suggested
SI name	si	The full name of the SI Example The Statutory Instrument Regulations 1947	String	optional
Access Date	accessdate	The date that legislation.gov.uk was accessed	Date	optional
year	year	The year of the Act or SI Example 1978	Date	optional
Date	date	The date the act was given Royal Assent or the SI was made Example 20 July 1978	Date	optional
Schedule	schedule	The Schedule number, if you would like to cite a specific schedule; for acts with a single schedule, use '0'	Number	optional

Format: inline

Cite UK Acts of parliament, and UK statutory instruments

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type	type	'act' for Act or 'si' for Statutory Instrument Example act	Unknown	suggested
Chapter	chapter	The chapter number of the act Example 30	Number	suggested
Section	section	The section number, if you would like to cite a particular section	Number	optional
Name	act	The full name of the Act Example Interpretation Act 1978	String	suggested
Number	number	The number of the SI Example 1	Number	suggested
SI name	si	The full name of the SI Example The Statutory Instrument Regulations 1947	String	optional
Access Date	accessdate	The date that legislation.gov.uk was accessed	Date	optional
year	year	The year of the Act or SI Example 1978	Date	optional
Date	date	The date the act was given Royal Assent or the SI was made Example 20 July 1978	Date	optional
Schedule	schedule	The Schedule number, if you would like to cite a specific schedule; for acts with a single schedule, use '0'	Number	optional

See also

• {{Ukhansard}}
• {{UK Parliament}}
• {{UK SI}}
• {{ELI}}: Identifier in multiple European countries, but resolves differently in each.

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Cite UK Acts of parliament, and UK statutory instruments

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type	type	'act' for Act or 'si' for Statutory Instrument Default act Example act	Unknown	suggested
year	year	The year of the Act or SI Example 1978	Date	optional
Chapter	chapter	The chapter number of the act Example 30	Number	suggested
Number	number	The number of the SI Example 1	Number	suggested
Name	act	The full name of the Act Example Interpretation Act 1978	String	suggested
SI name	si	The full name of the SI Example The Statutory Instrument Regulations 1947	String	optional
Section	section	The section number, if you would like to cite a particular section	Number	optional
Schedule	schedule	The Schedule number, if you would like to cite a specific schedule; for acts with a single schedule, use '0'	Number	optional
Access Date	accessdate	The date that legislation.gov.uk was accessed	Date	optional
Date	date	The date the act was given Royal Assent or the SI was made Example 20 July 1978	Date	optional