SMILE
mainImage

Unit 10 - Numerical Referencing

Using OSCOLA: Statutes

Cite an Act by its short title and date. To refer to a particular element of the Act use s or ss (section or sections), Pt (Part) or Sch and para (Schedule and paragraph within a schedule).

Illustration of how to cite an Act

Statutory Instruments

Cite a SI by its name, date and serial number. To pinpoint, or refer to a particular section of the document, use art or arts (for example within an Order), reg or regs (within Regulations) or r or rr within Rules.

  • Deregulation (Greyhound Racing) Order 1995, SI 1995/3231 art 3

Tip: When referring to an Act or SI, cite the name of the legislation (including the year) in the text. Do not create a footnote for legislation that has been cited in your text.


Bills

Cite a Parliamentary Bill by its name, whether it is a House of Commons Bill (HC Bill) or from the House of Lords (HL Bill), the Parliamentary session and the running number assigned to the Bill. House of Commons Bills are numbered within square brackets. To pinpoint a clause in the Bill, use cl and cls.

  • Identity Cards HC Bill (2005-06) [49] cls 4-6
  • Identity Cards HL Bill (2005-06) 28, cl 4

Creative Commons License
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/.