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Leeds Harvard: Act of Parliament

Reference examples

Title of the Act and year. (chapter number of the Act; abbreviated to 'c.'). Place of publication: Publisher.

Acts of Parliament are published by The Stationery Office whose headquarters are based in London. Before 1963 the Stationery Office was referred to as HMSO. 

Example:

Modern Slavery Act 2015. (c.30). London: The Stationery Office.

For Acts published before 1963 you must also include some additional information:

Title of the Act and year. (Year of reign of the monarch at the time the Act was introduced, the monarch's name which can be abbreviated, chapter number of the Act). Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

Homicide Act 1957. (5&6 Eliz.2, c.11). London: HMSO.

Online Act

If you are referencing an Act you found online, this should be indicated in the reference.

Title of the Act and year. (chapter number of the Act; abbreviated to 'c'). [Online]. Place of publication: Publisher. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL

Example:

Higher Education and Research Act 2017. (c.29). [Online]. London: The Stationery Office. [Accessed 14 May 2018]. Available from: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

 

Citation examples

Act of Parliament

The full title of the Act should be used in the citation.

Example:

(Modern Slavery Act 2015)

Common issues

When you're referencing with Leeds Harvard you may come across issues with missing details, multiple authors, edited books, references to another author's work or online items, to name a few. Here are some tips on how to deal with some common issues when using Leeds Harvard.

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