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Inserting wide tables or images into a quoted structure
Setting Using the Indent level dropdown menu in the quoted structure dialogue box to , you can select Indent level -1 in which will present the contents of the quoted structure set to full page width, i.e. exactly as they would normally appear and without any global additional indent.
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Inserting a schedule which consists of a quoted structure and nothing else
The Indent level -1 Indent level can also be used when you want to create a schedule that consists soley solely of inserted content, e.g. if you want to create an SI with a schedule which contains a an annex to some European legislation. In that case, the normal indention is superfluous so you may want to present schedule content without any indentation.
Inserting a quoted structure when the context being amended is itself within a
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textual amendment
Where the context provision being amended is itself within a textual amendment in a Bill or SI (i.e. within a quoted structure) then you will need to use indent Indent level 1 to reflect the additional indentation that will be required. This will result in everything in the quoted structure being indented by twice as much as a normal quoted structure. Were the provision being amended within a nested quoted structure then you would use Indent level 2.
Inserting paragraphs and other provisions that have relative indent in a context where the paragraph etc. is not in its default position
Inserting a quoted structure where the first provision is lower in the hierarchy than subsequent provisions
Some elements have an indent that is dependent on the element’s parent. For example, the indent for closing words, depends on the parent of the closing words. To get around this issue in quoted structures, we have assigned a default indent for these ‘variable indent’ elements. The tables below lists all the possible starting elements, whether they have a fixed indent or a variable indent. For each variable indent element, the default indent assigned to the provision if it is the starting provision is described.
The main purpose of indent levels in the quoted structure properties, is to increase the indent of the overall quoted structure for occasions when you are inserting a textual amendment which is itself already within a quoted structure in the target document. The indent level will be applied globally to that quoted structure so that all provisions inserted within it will have the indent level applied. This indent level is in addition to the single, global indent applied to quoted structures which is represented by the ‘none’ option in the Indent level option.
The indent level in the ‘insert quoted structure’ modal will be applied to all provisions in the quoted structure and was predominantly designed to be used when quoting text from another document that is itself in a quoted structure – in which case you would select indent level 1.
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In Bills (and Acts)
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Starting element
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Variable or Fixed indent
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Default indent level
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Group of Parts
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n/a (not yet styled)
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n/a (not yet styled)
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Part
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch Part
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Fixed
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n/a
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Chapter
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch Chapter
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Fixed
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n/a
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cross heading
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch Cross heading
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Fixed
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n/a
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subheading
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch Subheading
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Fixed
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n/a
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section
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Fixed
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n/a
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subsection
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Fixed
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n/a
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paragraph
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a subsection
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule subparagraph
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schedule paragraph
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Fixed
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n/a
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sub-paragraph
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a subsection/paragraph
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule paragraph/schedule sub-paragraph/paragraph
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schedule sub-paragraph
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Fixed
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n/a
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sub-sub-paragraph
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a subsection/paragraph/sub-paragraph
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule paragraph/schedule sub-paragraph/paragraph/sub-paragraph
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definition
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a subsection
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule subparagraph
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step
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a subsection
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule subparagraph
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schedule
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Fixed
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n/a
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closing words
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a subsection
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule subparagraph
In SI/SSIs
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Starting element
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Variable or Fixed indent
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Default indent level
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Group of Parts
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n/a (not yet styled)
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n/a (not yet styled)
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Part
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch Part
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Fixed
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n/a
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Chapter
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch Chapter
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Fixed
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n/a
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Section
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch Section
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sub-section
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch sub-section
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Fixed
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n/a
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cross heading
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch Cross heading
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Fixed
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n/a
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subheading
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Fixed
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n/a
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Sch Subheading
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Fixed
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n/a
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section
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Fixed
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n/a
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Paragraph (1)
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Fixed
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n/a
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Paragraph (a)
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a paragraph with number format (1)
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule subparagraph
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schedule paragraph
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Fixed
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n/a
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Paragraph (i)
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a paragraph with the following example hierarchy regulation 1(1)(a)
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule e.g. Paragraph 1(1)(a)
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schedule sub-paragraph
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Fixed
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n/a
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Paragraph (aa)
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a paragraph with the following example hierarchy regulation 1(1)(a)(i)
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule e.g. Paragraph 1(1)(a)(i)
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definition
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a paragraph with number format (1)
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule subparagraph
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step
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a paragraph with number format (1)
Which is the same indent as if inserted within a schedule subparagraph
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schedule
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Fixed
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n/a
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closing words
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Variable
Indented as if inserted within a paragraph with number format (1)
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Most provisions (e.g. sections, subsections, regulations) have a fixed indent when they appear in a document outside a quoted structure. However, some provisions have an indent relative to their parent provision because they can appear in a number of different contexts.
The provisions that have a relative indent are:
paragraph (a)
sub-paragraph (i)
sub-sub-paragraph (A)/(aa)
definition
step
closing words
When one of these provisions is selected as the starting provision in a quoted structure, its indentation will be based on its default position, i.e. as if it were being inserted as a child of a section in a Bill or a regulation/article/rule in an SI.
However, if the provision is actually to be inserted as a child of another provision then you can use the Indent level of a quoted structure to ensure the provision is correctly presented.
For example:
If you were inserting a paragraph as a child of a definition or a step then you would use Indent level 1 (because it is one level further down the hierarchy than the default, e.g. section>definition>paragraph rather than section>paragraph).
If you were inserting closing words of a sub-sub-paragraph then you would use Indent level 3 (because it is three levels further down the hierarchy).
Note that any cumulative effect of nested quoted structures and provisions will relative indents can be achieved by adding up the indent levels that would otherwise be selected. For example, if you are inserting a paragraph as a child of a definition within a quoted structure then you would use Indent level 2, since each would otherwise result in a level of 1.
Inserting a quoted structure where the first provision is lower in the hierarchy than subsequent provisions
Sometimes textual amendments and parliamentary amendments begin with a provision which is lower in the hierarchy (e.g. a paragraph) and then continue with provisions which are higher in the hierarchy (e.g. subsections). For example:
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In Lawmaker, a single quoted structure must start with the highest level provision in that structure. So, to achieve a structure like the one above, you need to use two quoted structures back-to-back.
Lawmaker provides a feature to help with this - with your cursor in the first quoted structure, right-click and select Insert adjacent quoted structure. - that will enable you to create a quoted structure after the existing one rather than inside it. The quoted structure dialogue box will be shown where you can select the higher level provision to insert. The document type field isn’t enabled because the type must be the same as the previous quoted structure. And any following text of the original quoted structure is moved across to the new one.
In most cases you’ll need to use the quoted structure dialogue box to adjust the quote marks in both the first and second quoted structures so that the first only has an opening quote mark and the second only has a closing quote mark.