UK legislation
United Kingdom
British and Irish legal Information Institute (BAILII)
This site provides full text access to unofficial unconsolidated copies of legislation which can be searched or browsed according to title and year. Coverage includes:
- Statutes from 1988.
- Statutory Instruments from 2002. This page also has links to government agencies which make SI's.
UK Legislation
Maintained by National Archives, the site provides full text access to legislation and statutory instruments as made and revised from 1988. The site covers legislation from the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- UK Public General Acts
- UK Statutory Instruments
- UK Statutory Rules and Orders
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
United Kingdom Parliament
This site provides information on the UK parliament, daily business, committees and parliamentary publications. It also includes:
- Bills before Parliament - provides access to Public, Private, Hybrid and Draft Bills. It also contains a Bills Index Database which provides details on the stages of the Bill and debates as well as copies of Standing Orders and information on the legislative process.
- Hansard - provides full text access to Daily debates for Commons Hansard, including Westminster Hall Debates and Answers to Written Questions as well as the Bound Volumes, Standing Committee debates and indexes. House of Lords access for Daily Debates, Bound Volumes and Weekly Indexes. The House of Lords Hansard can also be browsed according to Bill, Committee, Delegated Legislation, Questions and Royal Assents.
Northern Ireland
British and Irish legal Information Institute (BAILII)
This site provides full text access to unofficial unconsolidated copies of:
- Statutes from 1495. Acts be searched or browsed by name or year.
- Orders in Council from 2001.
- Statutory Rules from 2001.
Office of the Public Sector
The site provides full text access to copies of legislation enacted by the Scottish Parliament and links are provided for UK Acts which apply to Northern Ireland. Coverage includes:
- Statutes and Explanatory Notes from 2002. Acts can be searched or browsed according to year.
- Updated Statutes from 1921 - 2003 Revised to 31st December 2003, the site takes into account the changes made in the Cumulative Supplement to the Statutes Revised.
- Statutory Rules and Explanatory Memoranda from 1991. SR's can be searched or browsed according to year and number. Draft SR's are also available.
- Orders in Council - from 1987.
Northern Ireland Assembly
Provides information on Assembly business, updates of Orders in Council and Statutory Rules during suspension as well as full text copies of Bills and a progress chart of Bills.
Scotland
British and Irish legal Information Institute (BAILII)
This site provides full text access to unofficial unconsolidated copies legislation which can be searched or browsed according to title and year. Coverage includes:
- Statutes from 1999. Statutes of the UK parliament which apply to Scotland are found in the UK Statutes database.
- Statutory Instruments from 1999.
Office of the Public Sector
The site provides full text access to copies of legislation enacted by the Scottish Parliament and links are provided for UK Acts which apply to Scotland. Coverage includes:
- Unconsolidated Statutes and Explanatory Notes from 1999. Acts can be searched or browsed by year.
- Unconsolidated Statutory Instruments and Explanatory Notes from 1999. SI's can be searched or browsed according to year and number. Draft SI's are also available.
Scottish Parliament
Provides information on daily business, full text copies of Bills (as well as progress charts and accompanying documents) and the Official report which includes Parliamentary and committee debates.
Wales
British and Irish legal Information Institute (BAILII)
This site provides full text access to unofficial unconsolidated copies of:
- Statutory Instruments from 1999. SI's can be searched or browsed according to year and title.
Office of the Public Sector
The site provides full text access to copies of legislation enacted by the Scottish Parliament and links are provided for UK Acts which apply to Scotland. Coverage includes:
- Statutory Instruments from 1999. SI's can be searched or browsed according to year.
- Chronological Tables of Local and Private Acts. Includes a Chronological Table of Local Acts 1797 - 2003 (current to December 2003) and a Chronological Table of Personal and Private Acts 1539 - 2003. (current to December 2003)
Ireland
Irish Legal Information Institute
This site is maintained by the University College Cork to complement the legal resources avaliable on BAILII. It provides access to unofficial copies of:
- Statutes from 1999. Acts can be sorted according to title and number.
- Statutory Instruments from 1999. SI's can be sorted according to title and number.
British and Irish legal Information Institute (BAILII)
This site provides full text access to unofficial unconsolidated copies legislation which can be searched or browsed according to year or title. Coverage includes:
- Statutes from 1922 - 2005. A link to the Irish Legal Information Legal Institute is provided for Recent Irish Statutes.(1999-)
- Statutory Instruments from 1922-2005. A link to the irish Legal Information Legal Institute is provided for Recent Statutory Instruments. (1999-)