Cite an Act by short title and year, leave out ‘the’ at the beginning of a title.
If you refer to the Act by short title and year in the text of your work, you do not need to create a footnote because all the information the reader needs about the source is already in the text. If however you do not include the full title of the Act or relevant section in your text then footnote it as below.
To refer to a specific part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or schedule, or more than one of these elements, cite as follows:
| Term | Abbreviations |
| part/parts | pt/pts |
| section/sections | s/ss |
| subsection/subsections | sub-s/sub-ss |
| paragraph/paragraphs | para/paras |
| schedule/schedules | sch/schs |
| regulation/regulations | reg/regs |
| rule/rules | r/rr |
| article/articles | art/arts |
title | HC Bill | (session) | [number]
OR
title | HL Bill | (session) | number
To cite part of a Bill, use ‘cl’ or ‘cls’followed by the clause number(s).
Statutory Instruments
Cite a Statutory Instrument (SI) by name, year and number; leave out ‘the’ at the beginning of a title.
Reference order:
name | year | SI number
In the text of your work if you refer to the SI by name and date, you do not need to create a footnote because all the information the reader needs about the source is in the text.
Welsh Acts (Post 2011)
National Assembly of Wales Acts are cited by short title and year followed by the Act of the National Assembly of Wales number (anaw if citing in English or dccc if citing in Welsh). To cite a particular part of the Statute use s or ss (section or sections), Pt (Part) or Sch and para (Schedule and paragraph).
name | year | (anaw or dccc)
Welsh Measures (Pre 2011)
Welsh measures were the primary legislation of the Welsh Assembly, prior to the 2011 Amendment to the Government of Wales Act 2006.
name | year | (nawm or mccc number)