Manual Checks

Manual SI Registration Checks

A number of the checks performed by the SI Registration Team cannot currently be done electronically as it is not possible to check the textual content of an SI Document or its positioning in relation to a page.  The SI Registration Team therefore checks certain aspects of the SI for common mistakes and inconsistencies including, but not limited to, the following items:

SI & Bundle Checks

  • Are all expected associated documents present in the bundle?
  • Has the full title been extracted / input and recorded on the system?
  • Has correct date information been recorded on the system?
    (e.g. a laid date has not been input for a draft SI)
  • Does the SI title end with the correct calendar year?
  • Has the same SI title been used within same calendar year?
  • Does signature contain incorrect title use?
  • Are dates laid and coming into force (CIF) present if required?
  • Has the type of SI (e.g. Regulations, Order, Rules, Scheme, etc.) been used consistently in the SI – particularly in the citation (This/These XXX may be cited as….) and Explanatory Note / Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders (This note is not part of the XXX)?

Subject Heading Checks

  • Is the main subject heading(s) valid?
  • Is the main subject heading(s) in Times New Roman font 16?
    (Equates to template style “Subject” having been applied.)
  • Has any territorial suffix been used correctly?
  • Is any sub-heading(s) valid?
  • Is the sub-heading(s) in Times New Roman font 12?
    (Equates to template style “SubSub” having been applied.)

Note: Sub-headings are not allowed if the same text occurs in the SI title.  Sub-headings do not carry territorial suffixes.

Enabling Power Checks

  • Are enabling powers correctly cited and  footnoted with a footnote for each Act/SI?
  • Is the enabling Act year and chapter or SI number at beginning of the footnote?

Footnote Checks

  • Does the footnote numbering restart on each page?
  • Are any footnote references misplaced?
    (i.e. Footnote should appear on the same page as the text reference to the footnote.)
  • Are the footnote references within the SI text in bold?
  • Are Act chapter numbers correctly presented?
    (i.e. Where the year and chapter of an Act are cited at the start of any footnote, the chapter number should not be enclosed within brackets. Conversely, if an Act is cited anywhere else within the footnote then the chapter number should appear within brackets.  Footnote (a) provides an example:

(a) 1979 c. 41. Section 1 was amended by section 24 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53) and section 7(3) was amended by section 58 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5).)

Schedule Checks

  • Does paragraph numbering re-start at 1 for each schedule?
  • Are Schedules numbered in sequence?
  • Are shoulder notes present and correct?
    (i.e. Where a schedule is referenced in the main body of an SI the schedule has the correct corresponding shoulder note to the right of the Schedule Title referring to the provision containing the reference.)