AGLC4 Rule 24.3: United Kingdom: Delegated Legislation

Delegated legislation is cited under rules 3.3 and 3.9, with title and year under rule 24.2.1 and jurisdiction under rule 24.2.2, and the instrument number placed between the jurisdiction and any pinpoint. A comma follows the instrument number when a pinpoint is given.

AGLC4 page 260

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 260
Abbreviation of Instrument Type Year/Number

A boxed element is filled in with the source's details; everything outside a box is written exactly as shown.

Formatting

  • The title and year are italic, with any leading The omitted.
  • The jurisdiction follows in round brackets.
  • The instrument number is roman: the type abbreviation, a space, the year, a slash and the number, with no spaces around the slash.
  • The instrument type abbreviation is chosen from the table by jurisdiction and date.
  • A comma separates the instrument number from the pinpoint.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 260
  1. 39
    Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (UK) SI 1998/2024. [Not: The Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations 1998 …]
  2. 40
    Aden Colony Order 1936 (UK) SR & O 1936/1031.
  3. 41
    Outer Space Act 1986 (Gibraltar) Order 1996 (UK) SI 1996/1916.
  4. 42
    Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (NI) SR 2005/279.
  5. 43
    Scottish Register of Tartans Fees Order 2009 (Scot) SI 2009/6.
  6. 44
    Magistrates’ Courts (International Criminal Court) (Forms) Rules 2001 (UK) SI 2001/2600, r 4.

Not

Quoted from the Guide, page 260
  • The Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations 1998 …
    a leading The must be dropped from the title.

Forms in the rule

Quoted from the Guide, page 260
  • Undersized Bass Order 2007 (UK) SI 2007/809, ord 6
  • ‘SR 2009/138’

Abbreviations for types of United Kingdom statutory instrument

Quoted from the Guide, page 260
JurisdictionAbbreviation
United Kingdom (1890–1947)SR & O
United Kingdom (1947–)SI
Northern IrelandSR
Scottish ParliamentSI

See also

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Formats, examples, passages, tables and the forms marked Not are quoted from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, Melbourne University Law Review Association, 2018), with the page of the Guide they appear on. Titles, summaries and explanations are our own.