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) or "si" 
    |year= ("1978" or "1948" if omitted)
    |chapter= (if type=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; "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=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: 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

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type	`type`	'act' for an Act or 'si' for a statutory instrument Suggested values `act` `si` Default act	String	required
Chapter	`chapter`	The chapter number of the act Default 30	Number	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	Number	optional
Name	`act`	The full name of the Act Default Interpretation Act 1978	String	suggested
Number	`number`	The number of the SI Default 1	Number	suggested
SI name	`si`	The full name of the SI Default The Statutory Instrument Regulations 1947	String	suggested
Section	`article`	The article number, if you would like to cite a particular article of an Order	Number	optional
Section	`regulation`	The regulation number, if you would like to cite a particular regulation of an SI with 'Regulations' in its title	Number	optional
Section	`rule`	The rule number, if you would like to cite a particular rule within an SI with 'Rules' in its title	Number	optional
Access date	`accessdate`	The date that legislation.gov.uk was accessed	String	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. Default 1978 for Acts, 1947 for SIs	Number	required
Date	`date`	The date the act was given Royal Assent or the SI was made Default 20 July 1978	String	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

Parameter label 'Section' detected multiple times *** Defaulted type required *** Defaulted year required