Template:Cite legislation/doc

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A legislation citation template to be used for all primary and secondary legislation.

{{cite legislation |year= |type= |number= |section= |name=}}

Usage

Public Act

{{cite legislation |name=Local Government Act |type=pub |year=1885 |number=80 |section=}}

produces:

Local Government Act (Public Act No. 80 of 1885).

Private Act

{{cite legislation |name=Mary Jones and John Smith (Marriage Enabling) |type=prv |year=1990 |section=}}

produces:

Mary Jones and John Smith (Marriage Enabling) (Private Act of 1990).

Ordinances

{{cite legislation |name=Court of Appeal Ordinance |type=ord |year=1841 |number=27 |section=}}

produces:

Court of Appeal Ordinance (Ordinance No. 27 of 1841).

Constitutional Amendment

{{cite legislation |cam=y |year=2000 |type=cam |name=Recall Elections |section=}}

produces:

Constitution Alteration (Recall Elections) [2000]

Template fields

Required Parameter Description
* name the short title of the legal instrument as in Planning and Development Act. Links must be added manually.
type
  • pub (default) – public acts
  • prv – private acts
  • ord – ordinances (pre 1854)
  • reg – statutory instruments (regulations)
  • cam – amendments to the constitution
* year The year the measure was enacted (as contained in the short title).
* number All public acts, private acts, and regulations are assigned a number corresponding to the order in which they are enacted or made. Constitutional amendments are not numbered, and are known instead by their title
section For referring to a principle numbered section of a legal instrument, if desired.

See also