A-Z Harvard Solent Referencing examples

The name and date of the legislation should be included within the text of your assignment.
 

UK Acts (Statutes)

Within your written work, include the title of legislation and year (in italics).  Acts have sections and subsections (s. or ss.), parts (pt), schedules (sch) and paragraphs (para) which can be included within your written work.

In-text reference examples

Recent social care legislation (Health and Social Care Act 2012) has been reviewed ...

Within s.43 of the Care Act 2014 it requires local authorities to establish a Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB)…

The duty to carry out a carer's assessment is defined by the Care Act 2014, s.10, 4(b).

Environmental improvement plans are governed by the Environment Act 2021, s.8, para 1-7.

Reference list examples
Each Act has a chapter number which you can include along with publisher information if required.

Health and Social Care Act 2012, Ch 7.
Care Act 2014, Ch 23.
Environment Act 2021, Ch 30. London: HMSO

NOTE: Law students should use the OSCOLA system to cite legal references.