An Act of Parliament is a decree proclaiming the Law, passed by the Legislature and given royal assent by the Crown.  Acts are also known as Statutes.

Acts can come in different forms: Numbered or Sessional, Reprinted or Compilations. This part of the Legislation Guide, will allow you to explore these different kinds of Acts. You will also find out about the different methods you can use to look for Legislation, how to update Legislation and look for point in time Legislation. You will also find information on how to determine what Legislation Cases have considered and how to find articles relating to Legislation. 

You can either navigate your way through the links below, or use the drop down menu provided in the tab above. 

• Numbered of Sessional Acts
• Reprinted Acts
• Compilations of Acts
• Acts in Force
• Updating Acts
• Point in time
• Legislation Judicially considered
• Articles considering legislation

Legislation also includes Delegated Legislation, which is Legislation made by a person or body other than Parliament, under authority granted to that person or body, by an Act of Parliament. Individually, Delegated Legislation can come in various forms such as 'Regulations', 'By-laws', 'Rules', 'Ordinances', and 'Orders-in-council'. Collectively, they are variously referred to as 'Subordinate Legislation', 'Statutory Rules', 'Legislative Instruments', 'Statutory Instruments', or 'Subsidiary Legislation'. For more information on Delegated Legislation please see the Delegated Legislation tab.