Template:Cite legislation

Constitution Alteration ({{{name}}}) (Public Act No. {{{number}}} of {{{year}}}). §{{{section}}}.

Template documentation

A legislation citation template to be used for all primary and secondary legislation.

{{cite legislation |year= |type= |number= |section= |name=}}

Usage

Public Act

{{cite legislation |name=Local Government Act |type=pub |year=1885 |number=80 |section=}}

produces:

Local Government Act (Public Act No. 80 of 1885).

Private Act

{{cite legislation |name=Mary Jones and John Smith (Marriage Enabling) |type=prv |year=1990 |section=}}

produces:

Mary Jones and John Smith (Marriage Enabling) (Private Act of 1990).

Ordinances

{{cite legislation |name=Court of Appeal Ordinance |type=ord |year=1841 |number=27 |section=}}

produces:

Court of Appeal Ordinance (Ordinance No. 27 of 1841).

Constitutional Amendment

{{cite legislation |cam=y |year=2000 |type=cam |name=Recall Elections |section=}}

produces:

Constitution Alteration (Recall Elections) [2000]

Template fields

Required	Parameter	Description
*	name	the short title of the legal instrument as in Planning and Development Act. Links must be added manually.
	type	pub (default) – public acts prv – private acts ord – ordinances (pre 1854) reg – statutory instruments (regulations) cam – amendments to the constitution
*	year	The year the measure was enacted (as contained in the short title).
*	number	All public acts, private acts, and regulations are assigned a number corresponding to the order in which they are enacted or made. Constitutional amendments are not numbered, and are known instead by their title
	section	For referring to a principle numbered section of a legal instrument, if desired.

See also

• {{Cite web}}
• {{Cite book}}