Template:Cite legislation UK

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A template to cite UK primary and secondary legislation, as provided by legislation.gov.uk.

Usage

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= |section= |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

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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