Converting a UK Bill into an Act

Introduction

Once a Bill has gone through all the amending phases and is ready for enactment, its content will need updating so that it becomes an Act.

Converting a UK Bill into an Act will make the following changes:

• Updates the XML so that it is now an Act document type

• Inserts the Act front cover (containing Short title, Chapter Number and Explanatory Notes statement)

• Inserts new Table of Contents (containing Short title, Chapter Number)

• The date of enactment rubric will be added after the long title and the Act Year and Chapter Number will be inserted under the Short title in the preface

• “Bill” in the short title will be changed to “Act” and the Act Year inserted at the end

• “Bill” in the long title will be changed to “Act”

• The stage version rubric will be removed

• The back cover will be removed (if there is one)

How to convert a bill into an Act

1. On the Project Tab, select Duplicate version from the Actions menu on the document version you want to convert into an Act.

2. The system will ask you to specify a folder and a version description.

3. When you have provided a folder and version description, select the Convert Bill to Act checkbox and click Create.

4. Open newly created document version in the Editor:​

   1. Check Act title​

   2. Update Document Information: act year, chapter number & assent date​

   3. Optionally remove Explanatory Notes rubric from front cover​

   4. Save Changes

5. Generate a PDF

6. Find the PDF snapshot of the approved PDF version and select ‘Submit to TNA’