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Valid Statute Law Reference Formats for J-LinkThe items that J-Link can recognise include: Most of these references can be used with the Web version of Justis (with the Reference field on the Search In Legislation screen, or with the J-Link button on the Document screen) and with Justis 5 CD-ROMs (with the Publication Reference button on the Quick Search tab on the Query screen, or with the J-Link button on the Document screen toolbar). You can also use these references with JustCite, Justis Publishing’s legal reference search engine. Acts of Parliament – namesNames of Acts of Parliament that J-Link can recognise include:
Alphabetic characters can be upper or lower case. The full text of these documents is included in the UK Statutes database. Acts of Parliament – referencesReferences to Acts of Parliament that J-Link can recognise include:
Any of the formats in the left-hand column of the table can be used to find the Arrangement of Sections, which has hypertext links to the preamble and to all of the sections and schedules that make up the complete Act. Any of the formats for an Act can be followed by any of the formats in the right-hand column (separated by space and/or comma) to find an individual section or schedule, a range of sections, or several specified sections. For example:
Any of the formats for an Act can be preceded by any of the formats in the right-hand column (separated by prepositions, articles, space and/or comma) to find an individual section or schedule, a range of sections, or several specified sections. For example:
Alphabetic characters can be upper or lower case, except in the case of “c.”. Abbreviations can include full stops, but they are not necessary except in the case of “c.”. References to locations within a section or schedule (e.g. 12(3b)) will lead to the document containing the whole section or schedule. To quickly go to the exact point of the reference, click the Outline button on the toolbar to open the Outline, and then click the appropriate location in the expandable outline. The full text of these documents is included in the UK Statutes database. Statutory Instruments – namesNames of Statutory Instruments that J-Link can recognise include:
Alphabetic characters can be upper or lower case. The full text of these documents is included in the UK Statutory Instruments database. Statutory Instruments – referencesReferences of Statutory Instruments that J-Link can recognise include:
In the short formats, the three elements can be separated by space, hyphen or slash. Alphabetic characters can be upper or lower case. Abbreviations can include full stops, but they are not necessary. The full text of these documents is included in the UK Statutory Instruments database. Scottish Statutory Instruments – referencesReferences of Scottish Statutory Instruments that J-Link can recognise include:
Alphabetic characters can be upper or lower case. Abbreviations can include full stops, but they are not necessary. In the short formats, the three elements can be separated by space, hyphen or slash. The full text of these documents is included in the UK Statutory Instruments database. Welsh Statutory Instruments – referencesReferences of Welsh Statutory Instruments that J-Link can recognise include:
Alphabetic characters can be upper or lower case. Abbreviations can include full stops, but they are not necessary. The full text of these documents is included in the UK Statutory Instruments database. Statutory Rules and Orders – referencesReferences of Statutory Rules and Orders (in the UK Statutory Instruments database) that J-Link can recognise include:
Alphabetic characters can be upper or lower case. Abbreviations can include full stops, but they are not necessary. The full text of these documents is included in the UK Statutory Instruments database. Other items that J-Link can recognise include: |
