Template:Infobox UK legislation/doc

Full syntax
This infobox takes a number of parameters:



Acts of Parliament


Statutory Instruments


TemplateData
{ "description": "An infobox for UK statute legislation.", "params": { "short_title": { "label": "Short title", "description": "The short title of the legislation, displayed at the top of the infobox. This will usually be the same as the article title.", "type": "string", "default": "", "suggested": true },   "type": { "label": "Type", "description": "The type of legislation, whether an Act or Statutory Instrument. Displays as a subheading at the top of the infobox.", "type": "string", "default": "" },   "parliament": { "description": "The name of the parliament which made the legislation. This will be linked. This parameter will also affect which coat of arms is displayed. Valid values:\n:* \"Scottish Parliament\", for the devolved Parliament\n:* \"Northern Ireland Assembly\", for the devolved Assembly\n:* \"National Assembly for Wales\", for the devolved Assembly\n:* \"Parliament of Northern Ireland\", for the 1921–72 Parliament\n:* \"Parliament of Scotland\", for the pre-Union Parliament\n:* \"Parliament of Ireland\", for the pre-Union Parliament\n:* \"Parliament of England\", for the pre-1707 Parliament\n:* \"Parliament of Great Britain\" (1707–1800)\n Any other value (including a missing value) will denote the post-1801 Parliament of the United Kingdom in Westminster", "type": "wiki-page-name", "default": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "suggested": true },   "long_title": { "label": "Long title", "description": "The long title of the legislation. Some are extremely long and can clutter up the infobox.", "type": "string" },   "year": { "description": "The (calendar) year of the legislation — along with \"parliament\", this parameter affects the coat of arms to be displayed.", "type": "number", "suggested": true },   "citation": { "label": "Statute book chapter", "description": "The chapter within the statute book where the legislation is to be found. Where this is before 1963, it must use the regnal year, not the calendar year; see Citation of United Kingdom legislation.", "type": "string" },   "introduced_by": { "label": "Introduced by", "description": "Who first introduced the legislation into parliament? This could be a link to an individual politician, or a political party if you do not know the individual. One could also mention whether it was a government-supported bill or a private member's bill.", "type": "content" },   "territorial_extent": { "label": "Territorial extent", "description": "The part(s) of the United Kingdom to which the act extends.", "type": "wiki-page-name" },   "si_made_date": { "label": "Date made", "description": "The date a Statutory Instrument was made.", "type": "date" },   "si_laid_date": { "label": "Date laid before Parliament", "description": "The date a Statutory Instrument was laid before Parliament.", "type": "date" },   "royal_assent": { "label": "Royal Assent", "description": "The date the legislation received Royal Assent (only applicable in Commonwealth countries, other users may wish to copy and modify the template).", "type": "date" },   "commencement": { "description": "The date(s) at which the legislation was brought into force (but note that for acts with more than three or four commencement dates this is inappropriate to use).", "type": "content" },   "amends": { "label": "Amends", "description": "Earlier legislation that is amended by this piece of legislation.", "type": "date" },   "replaces": { "label": "Replaces", "description": "Earlier legislation that is replaced by this piece of legislation.", "type": "date" },   "primary_legislation": { "description": "The primary legislation secondary legislation is made under.", "type": "content", "label": "Primary legislation", "default": "" },   "eu_directives": { "label": "EU directives", "description": "The EU directives this legislation transposes.", "type": "content" },   "amendments": { "description": "Internal links to amending or repealing legislation, or even a list of years in which the legislation has been modified (note that for acts with a great deal of amending or repealing legislation only the most significant pieces of legislation should be listed).", "type": "content" },   "related_legislation": { "label": "Related legislation", "description": "Internal links to related legislation", "type": "content" },   "repealing_legislation": { "label": "Repealing legislation", "description": "Internal links to legislation repealing this statute.", "type": "content" },   "status": { "description": "This can be one of eight values:     "default": "Unknown",      "type": "string"    },    "original_text": {      "label": "Original text",      "description": "External link to the text of the legislation as originally enacted.",      "type": "string"    },    "legislation_history": {      "label": "Legislation history",      "description": "External link to information about the passage of the legislation through the legislature.",      "type": "string"    },    "revised_text": {      "label": "Revised text link",      "description": "External link to the revised text of the statute, as amended",      "type": "string"    },    "theyworkforyou": {      "label": "TWFY URL slug",      "description": "URL slug for TheyWorkForYou link",      "type": "string"    },    "millbankhansard": {      "label": "Millbank Hansard slug",      "description": "URL search slug for hansard.millbanksystems.com", "type": "string" },   "use_new_UK-LEG": { "label": "Use new UK-LEG?", "description": "\"yes\" to use new UK-LEG template to automatically produce a URI for the legislation.gov.uk service", "type": "string" },   "UK-LEG_title": { "label": "UK-LEG title", "description": "Variable for UK-LEG", "type": "string", "default": "" },   "repeal_date": { "description": "The date the legislation was repealed.", "type": "content", "label": "Repeal date" },   "collapsed": { "label": "Collapse?", "description": "\"y\" if the infobox should be collapsed by default.", "type": "string" } },  "paramOrder": [ "short_title", "type", "parliament", "long_title", "year", "citation", "introduced_by", "territorial_extent", "replaces", "amends", "si_made_date", "si_laid_date", "royal_assent", "commencement", "repeal_date", "amendments", "primary_legislation", "eu_directives", "repealing_legislation", "related_legislation", "status", "original_text", "legislation_history", "revised_text", "theyworkforyou", "millbankhansard", "use_new_UK-LEG", "UK-LEG_title", "collapsed" ] }
 * \"Current\" (for legislation still in force)
 * \"Amended\" (for legislation which has been modified by separate legislation)
 * \"Spent\" (for legislation exhausted in operation by the accomplishment of the purposes for which it was enacted)
 * \"Repealed\" (for legislation which has been repealed, or is no longer in force)
 * \"partially_repealed\" (for legislation which has only been partially repealed, but some sections are still in force)
 * \"Not_yet_in_force\" (for legislation which has not been commenced yet)
 * \"Not_fully_in_force\" (for legislation which has been partially commenced
 * \"Not_passed\" (for bills that have not been enacted). This defaults to \"Unknown\" if an illegal value is entered. The text area is colour-coded.",