
Unit 10 - Numerical Referencing
Using OSCOLA: Northern Irish legislation
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, which was established in 1998, are cited by the short title followed by 'Northern Ireland' in round brackets and then the year.
Example:
- Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2010
Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Acts of the former Parliament of Northern Ireland (1921-1972) are cited by the short title followed by 'NI' in round brackets and then the year.
Example:
- Charities Act (NI) 1964
Orders in Council for Northern Ireland
Orders in Council for Northern Ireland are cited by title followed by 'NI' in round brackets and then the year.
Example:
- Criminal Justice (NI) Order 2008
Statutory Rules
Statutory Rules are cited by title, year then the Statutory Rule year and number.
Example:
- The Flavourings in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, SR 2010/414
SMILE - OSCOLA referencing by Cathie Jackson, Ian Bradley, Matthew Davies and Lynn Goodhew, Information Services, Cardiff University adapted by Marion Kelt Glasgow Caledonian University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/citingreferences/oscola/tutorial/.