Template:Cl-act

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The "cl-act" templates are an attempt to standardize and simplify the formatting of Commonwealth (initially Canadian) legislation (the "cl" stands for "Commonwealth law").

Templates

The templates include:

• {{cl-act}}
• {{cl-act-s}}
  • {{cl-act-s1}}
  • {{cl-act-s1/2}}
  • {{cl-act-s2}}
  • {{cl-act-s3}}
  • {{cl-act-s4}}
  • {{cl-act-h1}}
  • {{cl-act-h2}}
  • {{cl-act-pre}}
  • {{cl-act-pre-nt}}
• {{cl-act-t}}
  • {{cl-act-t-int}}
  • {{cl-act-t-int1}}
• {{cl-act-amend}}
• {{cl-act-missing}}

Usage

cl-act

{{cl-act}} wraps the entire act. It formats the acts title, and automatically inserts the act into the country's legisation category (default [[''Country'':Acts of Parliament, year]]). It also automatically inserts the appropriate copyright tag at the bottom of the act (default {{PD-EdictGov}}). Current non-default values are "Canada", "U.K." and "England". More countries can be added as needed.

Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
monarch	no	Monarch under which the act was passed	if "monarch" is not included, "year" is substituted for "reign" and "monarch" in the title of the act.
reign	no	Year(s) of reign of the monarch in which the act was passed.	if "monarch" is not included, "year" is substituted for "reign" and "monarch" in the title of the act.
chapter	yes	Chapter of act.
country	yes	Country in which the act was passed.
title	yes	Title of the act	Should probably be split into two parameters "long title" and "short title". Use long title by default, as text should be created at short title.
day	no	Day the act recieved royal assent.
month	no	The month the act recieved royal assent.
year	yes	The year the act recieved royal assent.
act	yes	The text of the act.	The rest of the "cl-act" templates are to ease formatting of this text

cl-act-s

{{cl-act-s}} is for generic formatting for a section of the act, and should only be used where one of the more specific templates will not work. The templates "cl-act-sx", "cl-act-hx" are for formatting specific cases, where "s" stands for "section", "h" stands for "heading" and "x" is the level of the section or heading: {{cl-act-s1}} would format a level 1 section, {{cl-act-s2}} would format a level 2 section (i.e. a subsection), {{cl-act-s3}} would format a level 3 section (i.e. a subsubsection), etc.

Generally, these templates shift text to the right to leave space for section titles, float a title to the left (if used), apply formating to the section number/letter, and create an anchor for linking.

"cl-act-s" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
anchor	no	Creates an anchor for linking.
section	no	The section number/letter, including formatting.
title	no	Section title.
text	no	Section text.

cl-act-s1

{{cl-act-s1}} formats a "level 1" section.

"cl-act-s1" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
s1	no	The (level 1) section number/letter.	An anchor is automatically created in the form of s1.
title	no	Section title.
text	yes	Section text.

cl-act-s2

{{cl-act-s2}} formats a "level 2" section.

"cl-act-s2" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
s1	no	The (level 1) section number/letter.	An anchor is automatically created in the form of s1.(s2)
s2	no	The (level 2) section number/letter.	An anchor is automatically created in the form of s1.(s2)
title	no	Section title.
text	yes	Sub-section text.

cl-act-s1/2

{{cl-act-s1/2}} is used where there is no level 1 text, i.e. the section opens immediately with 1.(1) or equivalent, rather than

1. text

(1) text.

"cl-act-s1/2" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
s1	no	The (level 1) section number/letter.	An anchor is automatically created in the form of s1.(s2)
s2	no	The (level 2) section number/letter.	An anchor is automatically created in the form of s1.(s2)
title	no	Section title.
text	yes	Sub-section text.

cl-act-h1

{{cl-act-h1}} formats a "level 1" heading.

"cl-act-h1" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
1	yes	Heading text, not including heading number (if applicable)	An anchor is automatically created in the form of "1" (or "Part 2" if applicable).
2	no	Heading number (if applicable)

cl-act-h2

{{cl-act-h2}} formats a "level 2" heading.

"cl-act-h2" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
1	yes	Heading text, not including heading number (if applicable)	An anchor is automatically created in the form of "1" (or "2. 1" if applicable).
2	no	Heading number (if applicable)

cl-act-pre

{{cl-act-pre}} is used to automatically format the preamble. If the preamble has no title, use {{cl-act-pre-nt}}

"cl-act-pre" and "cl-act-pre-nt" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
1	yes	Preamble text

cl-act-t-int

{{cl-act-t-int}} floats a title to the left of the text, used where titles are in the main body of the text, rather than at the begining of a (sub)section. Typical CSS rendering of floats puts them on the next line. To correct this, use {{cl-act-t-int1}}, which shifts the titles up one line, but may cause problems with titles overlapping.

"cl-act-t-int" and "cl-act-t-int1" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
1	yes	Title anchor
2	yes	Title text

{{cl-act-t}} is a generic template for floating a title. It is called by the section formatting templates above, and is not used directly when editing an act.

"cl-act-t" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
anchor	no	the section anchor
text	no	the section title text
internal	no	adjusts title location if called from inside a section body
adjust	no	adjusts title location up one line to compensate for CSS rendering of floats on most browsers

cl-act-missing

{{cl-act-missing}} inserts generic text where pieces of the act are missing. No parameters.

cl-act-amend

{{cl-act-amend}} is used where a section contains an amendment of another act.

"cl-act-amend" Parameters

Paramater	Mandatory	Definition	Notes
1	yes	The text of the ammendments. Format with section formatting templates above.

Example 1

{{cl-act
 | reign   = 23
 | monarch = Elizabeth II
 | chapter = 4
 | country = Canada
 | title   = An Act to make provision for the retirement of members of the Senate
 | day     = 2
 | month   = June
 | year    = 1965
 | act     = 

{{cl-act-pre-nt|Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:}} 

{{cl-act-h1|Amendments to the British North America Act, 1867|I}}

{{cl-act-s1
  |s1=1
  |title=Amendment as to legislation respecting the term of office for Senators
  |text=Section 29 of the ''British North America Act, 1867'' is repealed and the following substituted therefor:

{{cl-act-amend|
{{cl-act-s1/2
  |s1=29
  |s2=1
  |title=Tenure of place in Senate
  |text=Subject to subsection ''(2)'', a Senator shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, hold his place in the Senate for life.}}

{{cl-act-s2
  |s1=29
  |s2=2
  |text=A Senator who is summoned to the Senate after the coming into force of this subsection shall, subject to this Act, hold his place in the Senate until he attains the age of seventy-five years.}}
}}
}}

{{cl-act-s1
  |s1=2
  |title=Short title and citation of Part I
  |text=This Part may be cited as the ''British North America Act, 1965'', and the ''British North America Acts, 1867 to 1964'', and this Part may be cited together as the ''British North America Acts, 1867 to 1965''.}}

{{cl-act-missing}}
}}

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23 Elizabeth II, c. 4 (Canada)

An Act to make provision for the retirement of members of the Senate

[Assented to 2nd June, 1965.]

 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

 

I. Amendments to the British North America Act, 1867

Amendment as to legislation respecting the term of office for Senators

1. Section 29 of the British North America Act, 1867 is repealed and the following substituted therefor:

Tenure of place in Senate

29.(1) Subject to subsection (2), a Senator shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, hold his place in the Senate for life.

 (2) A Senator who is summoned to the Senate after the coming into force of this subsection shall, subject to this Act, hold his place in the Senate until he attains the age of seventy-five years.

Short title and citation of Part I

2. This Part may be cited as the British North America Act, 1965, and the British North America Acts, 1867 to 1964, and this Part may be cited together as the British North America Acts, 1867 to 1965.

 

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Example 2

{{cl-act
 | country = Israel
 | title   = Basic Law: The President of the State (Amendment №5)
 | chapter = 36
 | day     = 3
 | month   = Tevet
 | year    = 5759
 | act     = 

{{cl-act-s1
  |s1=1
  |title=Amendment as to legislation respecting the term of office for Senators
  |text=The Provisions of Article 3 of ''Basic Law: The President of the State'' shall become Section (a) of Article 3, and in which, "Seven Years" shall be Substituted for "Five Years", and after it shall come:

{{cl-act-amend|
{{cl-act-s2
  |s2=b
  |text=The President of the State shall serve for One Term Only}}
}}}}

{{cl-act-missing}}
}}

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5759, c. 36 (Israel)

Basic Law: The President of the State (Amendment №5)

[Assented to 3rd Tevet, 5759.]

Amendment of Article 3

1. The Provisions of Article 3 of Basic Law: The President of the State shall become Section (a) of Article 3, and in which, "Seven Years" shall be Substituted for "Five Years", and after it shall come:

 (b) The President of the State shall serve for One Term Only

 

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