Automated Checks

Automated SI Registration Checks

Upon submission of a bundle, the system will perform a number of checks against a set of specific registration rules.  Automated checks return values of “Pass”, “Fail” or “Unable to verify” and all automated check results can be overridden by the SI Registrar.  Some automated checks rely on correct template styles having been used in order to be assessed.

The automated checks currently supported by the publishing system are:

• Does the bundle type used to submit the SI correspond to the SI Banner?

• If SI is a Draft, does it contain a headnote?
• Does the SI title start with “The” or “Her Majesty’s”?
• Does the SI title end with the year?
• Does the year in the SI tile match the SI number year?
• Do the main SI and citation titles agree?
• Is the signature present and in italic type?
• Do italic made, laid and Coming in Force (CIF) dates recorded in the system match those in the SI?
• Are dates made and signed present and agree? *Note: if more than one signatory then date made = latest signature date.
• Do italic and citation CIF dates agree?
• Are day references in dates shown as ordinal numbers (i.e. 1st January not 1 January) and are these in normal text and not superscript?

Please note: Where there is a valid reason for a date not having an ordinal number, for example when it is a date being inserted into primary legislation or is the proper title of an EU Directive, users should state this in their "Message to the SI Registrar" on Step 5 of the submission process.