acts of parliament key components

• What are the 7 parts of an act of parliament?

  -Short title

  -Chapter number

  -Contents

  -Long title

  -Sections & chapters

  -Explanatory note

  -Date of royal assent & words of enactment
• What does the short title consist of?

  The subject matter & the year that it became a law
• What is a chapter number?

  Shows how many statutes have been passed that year
• What is the contents?

  The scope of the act
• What is does the long title consist of?

  A description of the purpose of the act
• Why are sections and chapters used?

  To help when trying to reference relevant parts of the act
• What is the purpose of the explanatory notes

  Provides an overview of the act