Terms of Usage

Terms & Conditions of Using the Validation Service

Only Instruments produced using the SI Template can be submitted for validation.

Users should not resubmit a document for validation until their Instrument has finished validating and the Validation Report has been received.  Re-submitting documents before validation has completed merely slows the validation system down and causes validation to take longer.  If users experience a delay longer than 30 minutes in receiving their validation report they should contact the SI Support Team in the first instance.

For large or complex SIs, users are encouraged to validate individual sections of the document and, once valid, compile the valid sections into a master document.  For advice on how to validate sections of SIs please contact the SI Support Team.

Users should ensure that Instruments pass validation prior to final submission on legislation.gov.uk Publishing for registration and onward publication.