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(They’re called “quoted structures” because element used in Akoma Ntoso to hold structured content that is being quoted in some way from another document. They are similar to what, in the existing SI template, were called “long quotes”.)
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If you are creating a textual amendment in a Bill or SI that only inserts or substitutes a single word or a phrase then you should use a quoted text element instead - see Quoted Text. |
How to insert a quoted structure
Use any of the following methods:
press Enter and select Quoted Structure
right-click in the Editor and select Insert quoted structure
from the Insert menu in the toolbar, select Insert quoted structure
use keyboard shortcut
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Select a starting element and adjust any other settings in the dialogue box.
Click Insert.
Lawmaker will insert a quoted structure containing the selected starting element on a new line below the provision your cursor is in,.
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When you insert a quoted structure you can set various properties of the the quoted structure. Some of these can be updated after the quoted structure is inserted by right-clicking within the quoted structure and selecting Update quoted structure properties (You can also do the same using the Insert menu in the toolbar.)
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Document type
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Selecting the document type determines how the contents of the quoted structure will be formatted and what starting elements are available.
By default, the document type will be the Act type that corresponds to the document you are editing (e.g. an Act of the Scottish Parliament if you are editing a Scottish Bill, or a UKPGA if you are editing an amendment list for the Commons or the Lords)..
The possible types are:
Act of the Scottish Parliament (asp)
United Kingdom Public General Act (ukpga)
UK Statutory Instrument
Scottish Statutory Instrument
Church Measure
EU Regulation, EU Directive or EU Decision
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The Indent level option allows you to alter that indent.
Indent level “none” means the normal indent will be applied.
Indent level “-
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1” removes the normal indent that is applied to provisions within a quoted structure.
Indent levels
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“1” and above add additional indent beyond the deafult indent.
See https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/25526905/Default+indent+for+starting+provisions+in+a+quoted+structure for more on when and how to use this feature.
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Inserting a quoted structure immediately after another quoted structure
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To insert a quoted structure immediately after another quoted structure either:
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See https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/25526905/Default+indent+for+starting+provisions+in+a+quoted+structure for more on when and how to use this feature.
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You can insert a table as a starting element by selecting “table” as the starting element. This will take you to the “Insert table” dialogue box allowing you to specify the type of table/table row that you want to insert. If you just want to insert a single row of a table then insert a table with only 1 row and no table number, caption or header - see Inserting and managing tables.
Moving existing provisions in and out of quoted structures
See Moving elements in or out of Quoted Structures for help with this.
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More notes on quoted structures
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