5.2 Delegated Legislation: Statutory Instruments
Statutory Instruments, or SIs, are regulations made under the authority of an Act of Parliament. There are up to 3500 of these published annually, and they are numbered sequentially within each year. They are important documents, which often provide the detail required for the application of the Statute, and some contain provisions for the commencement of an Act (when it comes into force). Statutory Instruments are available on the web from 1987 on the OPSI site and also on the electronic services listed below.
5.3 Online Sources for U.K. Legislation
Public domain sources include the Office for Public Sector Information (OPSI) which hosts legislative texts http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/. As well as the public domain sources for legislation on the Web listed above there are several subscription services. OPSI was established in 2005 and has taken over the functions of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)
FREE BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute) http://www.bailii.org/ contains the text of Acts since 1988 and Statutory Instruments since 2002.
$ Subscription-based To find U.K. legislation in LexisNexis Quicklaw, click on “Source Directory” then on the “Legislation” folder.
Westlaw UK contains consolidated Statutes and SIs in force. It also has historical versions of statutes. Access UK legislation from within WestlaweCarswell by adding the Westlaw UK tab (click on “Add/Remove Tabs”). Note that our academic subscription does not give us access to all UK material.
You can also view the link to UK Law under the International Subscriptions listed in the Directory.
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