OSCOLA Referencing
UK Bills
The following are examples of how to reference UK Bills.
Bills (whole and part)
Cite a Bill by the title, House in which it originated, Parliamentary session in brackets, and running number. This number is in [square brackets] if it originated from the House of Commons, but not if from the House of Lords.
Note: when a Bill is reprinted it will be assigned a new running number.
When referring to parts of Bills i.e. clause/clauses, use cl/cls as appropriate.
Template (Footnote/Table of Legislation):
Title | HC or HL Bill | (session) | [number].
Examples:
Consolidated Fund HC Bill (2008-09) [5].
Academies HL Bill (2010-11) 1, cl 8(2).