Introduction
If you have drafted a section (or a regulation etc in an SI) but this needs converting to a schedule, you can use Lawmaker to automatically convert your provision without having to do it manually. The operation works the other way so that you can covert a schedule into a section (or regulation etc. if it is an SI)Lawmaker can convert sections in a Bill, or regulations etc. in an SI, to a schedule and vice versa.
How to convert to a schedule
To create a new schedule from existing provisions:
Select one or more contiguous sections
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in a Bill or regulations etc.
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in an SI
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Right-click
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and select
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Convert to/from schedule
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The selected provisions will be converted to a schedule containing a cross heading for each section/regulation that you selected.
How to convert from a schedule
Select one schedule
Right-click in the Editor and select "Convert to/from schedule"
The selected schedule will be converted into one or more sections (or regulation etc. if you are in an SI) where each cross heading within the schedule will become a section (or regulation etc. if you are in an SI)
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Hints and tips
You can convert sections/regulations and schedule inside quoted structures in the same way
To use multi-select at the end of the document. The schedule will contain a cross heading and a schedule paragraph for each converted provision.| Note |
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To select more than one provision in the structure view, you will need to select bottom-up rather than top-down as there is currently a bug which otherwise prevents 'Convert to/from schedule' from appearing in the right-click context menu. |
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How to convert
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The target location for provision will generally be at the end of the document.
Schedules
If the document already contains schedules, the schedule will be inserted as the last schedule in your document
If the document doesn't already contain schedules, the schedule will be inserted at the end of the document, after the last section/regulation etc.
SIs and UK Bills will include the insertion of a 'SCHEDULES' heading as part of inserting the schedule (if it is the first one in the document). For SIs, just delete the heading by selecting it from the breadcrumb if you don't want it
Sections/Regulations/Clauses etc.
If your document contains schedules, it will be inserted before the first schedule
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If your document contains grouping elements e.g. parts, it will be inserted as the last section/clause/regulation etc. in the last grouping element in your document
from a schedule
To convert a schedule into provisions in the main body of the document:
Select one schedule in the Editor (using the breadcrumb) or structure view.
Right-click and select Convert to/from schedule.
The selected schedule will be converted into sections if you are in a Bill, or regulations etc. if you are in an SI.
Each cross heading and following schedule paragraph within the schedule will become a separate section or regulation. If a schedule paragraph hasn't got a cross heading before it, it will appear under an empty section/regulation/article heading.
The new provisions will be inserted at the end of the main body of the document, i.e. before any existing schedules and within the last grouping element such as a Part if there is one.
Converting within a quoted structure
You can convert sections/regulations and schedule inside quoted structures in the same way but the converted provisions will remain within the quoted structure. If you are converting a schedule in a quoted structure which is document type SI/SSI - Lawmaker will default to creating a 'regulation' always convert them to regulations as it doesn't have enough context information to work out what this provision whether they should be articles or rules instead.