The proposal for the creation of a Scottish Parliament was approved in a referendum on September 11th 1997 with 1,775,045 votes (74.3%) in favour of the Parliament and 614,400 votes (25.7%) against it. The proposal...
The items that J-Link can recognise include: Acts of Parliament – names Acts of Parliament – references Statutory Instruments – names Statutory Instruments – references Scottish Statutory Instruments – references Welsh Statutory Instruments – references...
CELEX – Introduction The CELEX (Communitatis Europeae Lex) group of databases, on which the CELEX databases on Justis are based, is the computerised documentation system for European Union law that is used by all of...
CELEX – Fields and Groups In the CELEX databases, fields are given names which appear on the left hand side of the document (sometimes abbreviated). For convenience, fields are assigned to groups (sometimes referred to...
CELEX Document Numbers Each document in the CELEX databases has been assigned a unique document number (e.g. 31997L0044), which usually contains ten characters. This number is used in the following fields, databases and sectors to...
The following symbols for procedures are used in the Official Journal C Series Minutes of EP Proceedings database: * ordinary consultation (single reading) **I cooperation procedure (first reading) **II cooperation procedure (second reading) *** parliamentary...
Official Journal C Series – Introduction The Official Journal C (OJC) databases on the Justis service give access in electronic form to the full text of the C (Communication) Series of the Official Journal of...
Q – What is the hierarchy of courts in the United Kingdom? A – The court system in England and Wales can be considered as consisting of 5 levels: Supreme Court (formerly the House of...
The proposal for the creation of a National Assembly for Wales was approved in a referendum on September 18th 1997 with 559,419 votes (50.3%) in favour of the Assembly and 552,698 votes (49.7%) against it....
INTRODUCTION The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislature of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It consists of three elements; Crown; the House of Lords (or upper chamber); and the House of Commons....
