OSCOLA Devolved UK Legislatures Referencing

Scottish Parliament

Structure:

Act title asp number (Act of the Scottish Parliament).

Example:

Legal Justice (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5).

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Scottish SSIs (statutory instruments)

Structure:

Title with a particular year SSI number.

Example:

Criminal Offense (Scotland) Regulations 2023, SSI 2917/3927.

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Northern Ireland Assembly Acts

Structure:

Title (mentioning Northern Ireland) year.

Example:

Juvenile Criminal Responsibility (Northern Ireland) 2022.

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Northern Ireland Statutory Rules

Structure:

Title of the rule (mentioning Northern Ireland) year, Statutory Rule number.

Example:

Government Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023, SR 2023/7.

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Welsh legislation

Structure:

Title of the measure year (number).

Example:

Office Safety (Wales) Measure 2022 (nawm 5).

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Welsh Statutory Instruments

Structure:

Order title and year Welsh Statutory Instrument year/Instrument’s number in brackets.

Example:

Healthcare Insurance Regulations (Wales) Order 2022 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2022/278 (W. 41).

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