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Acts and Statutory Instruments
Acts, As Revised
UK Statute Law Database
Includes revised Public General Acts in force, from the earliest times. Later amendments are incorporated into the text. Note that revision is not yet quite complete. See 'Update status of SLD' at home page for details.
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk
Where Can I Find an Act of Parliament?
A guide in the Virtual Library's 'A-Z how to find information' section
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.information_reference/ law_find_acts.htm
Where Can I Find an Act of Parliament?
Guide produced by Bedfordshire Libraries
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.information_reference/ law_find_acts.htm
Acts, Original Text
British and Irish Legal Information Institute
Searchable databases of British and Irish legislation, including the full text of unrevised UK Acts from 1988 and a few earlier Acts
http://www.bailii.org/
Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)
Gives original text of Acts (but see UK Statute Law Database for revised Acts). Click 'Legislation' menu option for the full text of Public General Acts from 1988 and Local Acts from 1991. There are also Explanatory Notes for Acts of Parliament from 1999; and Chronological Tables of Local and Private and Personal Acts. .
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
Swarb.co.uk
Includes links to and extracts from Acts of Parliament, including extracts from selected Acts from previous centuries. A few Acts are given in full text, including Magna Carta, 1297.
http://www.swarb.co.uk/
Statutory Instruments
Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)
Includes UK Statutory Instruments from 1987 and Explanatory Memoranda for Statutory Instruments from June 2004
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
UK Statute Law Database
Includes UK Statutory Instruments made since 1 January 1991 and other secondary legislation
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/
World Legislation
World Legal Institute
Worldwide law, including legislation, but not comprehensive. Searchable databases of legal materials.
http://www.worldlii.org/
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