Legal Citation - OSCOLA: Legislation

Primary Ordinance

• Cite by the short title of the ordinance followed by the chapter number. Using capitals for the major words:
  Short title | Chapter Number | .
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  1 Crimes Ordinance Cap 200.

Basic Law & National Security Law

• Cite by its name and article number:
  Short title | Article Number | .
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  1 Basic Law Art 158. 2 National Security Law Art 27.

Subsidiary Legislation

• Cite by its short title and chapter number, using capitals for the major words:
  Short title | Chapter Number | .
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  1 Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations Cap 374B.

Bills

• Cited by the title of the Bill, followed by the year:
  Title | Year | .
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  1 Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2022.

Primary Legislation

• Cite by the short title of the legislation followed by the year, without a comma before the year.  Using capitals for the major words:
  Short title | Year | .
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  1 Theft Act 1968.

Statutory Instruments

• Cited by the name of the instrument, year, and SI year/number:
  Title | Year | , | SI Year | / | Number | .
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  1 Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amendment of Minimum Age) Order 2004, SI 2004/3166. 2 Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007, SI 2007/1263.

Bills

• Cited by the title of the Bill, the House (HC for House of Commons, HL for House of Lords), the Parliamentary session, and the running number:
  Title | HC OR HL Bill | (Session) | [Number] | .
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  1 Consolidated Fund HC Bill (2008–09) [5]. 2 Academies HL Bill (2010-11) 1, cl 8(2).

Constitution

• Cite by the short title of the legislation followed by year and article number:
  PRC Constitution | Year |Art Number | .
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  1 PRC Constitution 2018 Art 19.

Primary Legislation

• Cite by the official title in English followed by the year and article number. Using capitals for the major words. 
  Official title in English | Year | Art Number| .
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  1 Civil Code of the People's Republic of China 2021 Art 464.

Amendment Legislation

• Cite by the official title in English followed by the article number. Using capitals for the major words.  
  Official title in English | Art Number| .
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  1 Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China (2019 Amendment) Art 9.

Judicial Interpretations

• Cite by the official title in English followed by the year and article number. Using capitals for the major words:
  Official title in English | Year | Art Number| .
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  1 Interpretation by the Supreme People's Court of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Book One General Provisions of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China 2022 Art 21.

Administrative Regulations

• Cite by the official title in English followed by the article number. Using capitals for the major words.  
  Official title in English | Art Number| .
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  1 Provisions on Supervision and Administration of Trademark Agency 2022 Art 34.

EU Treaties and Protocols

• Cite by its title, followed by year, the Official Journal (OJ) series, and the issue and page numbers:
  Title | [Year] | OJ Series | Issue | / | First page |.
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  1 Protocol to the Agreement on the Member States that do not fully apply the Schengen acquis—Joint Declarations [2007] OJ L129/35. 2 Consolidated Version of the Treaty on European Union [2008] OJ C115/13.

Regulations, Directives, Decisions, Recommendations and Opinions 

• Cited by its legislation type, number and title, followed by publication details in the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJ):
  Legislation type | Legislation Number | Title | [Year] | OJ L | Issue | / | First Page | .
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  1 Council Regulation (EC) 460/2004 of 10 March 2004 establishing the European Network and Information Security Agency [2004] OJ L77/1.

International Treaties

• The citation format of an international treaties: 
  Treaty Title | (adopted OR signed Date, | entered into force Date) | Volume | Treaty Series | Page | (Shortened Title) | Pinpoint | .
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  1 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (adopted 16 December 1966, entered into force 23 March 1976) 999 UNTS 171 (ICCPR). 2 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (adopted 28 July 1951, entered into force 22 April 1954) 189 UNTS 137 (Refugee Convention) art 33. 3 Slavery Convention (adopted 25 September 1926, entered into force 9 March 1927) 60 LNTS 253.

Bilateral Treaties

• Provide the names of parties to a bilateral treaty in parentheses immediately after the title, if required for clarity: 
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  1 Joint Declaration on the question of Hong Kong (China-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (signed 19 December 1984) 1399 UNTS 33 (The Sino-British Joint Declaration).

World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements

• You can find official sources of WTO agreement from the WTO Online Database and cite with the format below: 
  Title | Date | Document Symbol | Pinpoint | <https://docs.wto.org> | .
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  1 Agreement on Agriculture (15 April 1994) LT/UR/A-1A/2 art 2 <https://docs.wto.org>.

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Documents

• Although a number of GATT documents are available on the WTO Online Database, the preferred source is BISD (Basic Instruments and Selected Documents): 
  Title | Date | Source| Supplement/ | Page | .
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  1 Declaration on Trade Measures Taken for Balance-of-Payments Purposes (28 November 1979) BISD 26S/205.