Info Skills Citing References: Citing an Act of Parliament Statute using OSCOLA

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Info SkillsCiting References Citing an Act of
Parliament (Statute) using OSCOLA
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What is OSCOLA?
What is OSCOLA?

• OSCOLA stands for The Oxford Standard for
  Citation of Legal Authorities.
• OSCOLA is a document that was devised to provide
  a clear set of guidelines on how to cite legal
  materials.
• This tutorial will help you cite an Act of
  Parliament (Statute) using OSCOLA.

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Citing References gt Citing an Act of Parliament
To the right is the first page of an Act of
Parliament, also known as a Statute. All the
information you need to build a citation is on
this page.
Firstly, you need to identify the title of the
Act. In this instance it is Anti-Terrorism, Crime
and Security Act.
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Citing References gt Citing an Act of Parliament
To the right is the first page of an Act of
Parliament, also known as a Statute. All the
information you need to build a citation is on
this page.
Firstly, you need to identify the title of the
Act. In this instance it is Anti-Terrorism, Crime
and Security Act. In your reference, this would
be written as Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security
Act
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Citing References gt Citing an Act of Parliament
To the right is the first page of an Act of
Parliament, also known as a Statute. All the
information you need to build a citation is on
this page.
Firstly, you need to identify the title of the
Act. In this instance it is Anti-Terrorism, Crime
and Security Act. In your reference, this would
be written as Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security
Act If the title of the Act begins with The in
the original document, you should not include
that in your citation.
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Citing References gt Citing an Act of Parliament
Finally, you need to identify the year in which
the Act received Royal Assent (the year in which
the Act was passed).
In this instance, it is 2001.
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Citing References gt Citing an Act of Parliament
Finally, you need to identify the year in which
the Act received Royal Assent (the year in which
the Act was passed).
In this instance, it is 2001. So the complete
reference now reads Anti-Terrorism, Crime and
Security Act 2001
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Citing References gt Citing an Act of Parliament
Finally, you need to identify the year in which
the Act received Royal Assent (the year in which
the Act was passed).
In this instance, it is 2001. So the complete
reference now reads Anti-Terrorism, Crime and
Security Act 2001 You should not place any
punctuation between the title and the year.