Difference between revisions of "Effects Spreadsheet"

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Column Groupings

Extent

Columns E-J

Amending

Commencement

Additional PiTs

Columns Z onward:

Explain the first set - talk through and then put they are all the same after that.

Notes for Editor

Column

Column overview

A - Effect ID

The Effect ID is automatically generated and is a protected column in the spreadsheet. If you try to enter data in this column, a pop-up will state "Do not change effect IDs. When you create a new effect, leave the ID blank. A new ID will be automatically created for it." Select cancel in this pop-up.

The effect ID is the unique group of numbers and letters that you normally see in XMetaL after the opening "ukl:Commentary" tag of an amendment's annotation.

You do not need to do anything with this column.

B - Affected Legislation

The affected legislation is the primary or secondary piece of legislation to which an amendment will be applied.

The affected legislation column will be populated with the year, number and type of legislation. The preparation task Record Effects' guidance on Affected and Affecting Legislation lists the different types of legislation and their corresponding formatting that you should expect to see in this column.

When completing the Record Effects task, there may be several different pieces of legislation in this column as the spreadsheet records every piece of legislation affected by the legislation whose effects have been identified in the prior preparation task, Identify Effects task.

In contrast, when completing the Research Effects and Update tasks, there will only be one piece of legislation in this column as the spreadsheet only contains the effects information which affect the piece of legislation you are researching/updating.

C - Affected Provision(s)

The affected provision(s) is the provision of the affected legislation to which an amendment will be applied.

The affected provision column will be populated with the lowest, numbered (or lettered as the case may be) affected provision/sub-provision as stated in the affecting legislation. The preparation task Record Effects' guidance on Affected and Affecting Provisions sets out the different levels of provisions and their corresponding formatting that you should expect to see in this column.

When completing the Record Effects task, the affected provision will be entered from the point of view of the result of the effect, for example where a provision is to be renumbered (e.g. where s. 12 is being renumbered as s. 12(1)) then the result of the renumbering (s. 0012(01)) will be entered as the affected provision. There will be 1 affected provision per row, with the exception of affected unbroken consecutive ranges of provisions/sub-provisions for example (e.g. s. 0010-0015).

You will use this column to determine which part of the primary or secondary legislation you will be applying the amendment to when completing the Research Effects and Update tasks. You should also check the "COMMENTS For Editor" (column Q) for any exceptions to the provision entered in column C. For example, where the affected provision has been drafted in the legislation as an Act or Part or even a range of provisions, but excluding certain provisions (for example, an “Act (except sections 1, 13, 25 and Schedule 1)” is repealed), the affected provision as drafted e.g. “Act” will be entered into column C and the provisions excluded from the amendment will be in "COMMENTS For Editor" (column Q) (e.g. “except sections 1, 13, 25 and Schedule 1”).

D - Type of Effect

The type of effect describes what an affecting provision does to an affected provision. Effects are either textual (altering the text of the provision) or non-textual (modifying the provision’s scope or application without actually changing its text).

The type of effect column will be populated with the textual or non-textual effect on the affected provision, as described in the affecting legislation. The preparation task Record Effects' guidance on Types of Effect lists out the different types of effects and their corresponding formatting that you should expect to see in this column. Note, any numbers in this column, whether referring to legislation or provisions, will not be formatted with additional 0s as they are in other columns in the spreadsheet such as Affected Legislation (column B). For example, an act would be entered as "2003 c. 14" in Type of Effect (column D) compared to "2003 c. 014" in Affected Legislation (column B).

When completing the Record Effects task, the type of effect will be entered into the Type of Effect column as they have been identified by the editor in the Identify Effects task. The wording used will determine

the There will be 1 type of effect per row.

When completing the Update task, this column will alert you to the type of effect you will be carrying out in XMetaL (the editorial software). The information in this column forms part of the picture of how you will carry out the effect as it may be carried out wholly or be restricted by either the geographical extent or commencement dates of the affecting legislation.

E - Affected Extent

This is the geographical extent of the provision to which the amendment will be applied.

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   When completing the <strong>Update</strong> task, this column will alert you to the type of effect you will be carrying out in XMetaL (the editorial software). The information in this column forms part of the picture of how you will carry out the effect as it may be carried out wholly or be restricted by either the geographical extent or commencement dates of the affecting legislation.
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+This is the geographical extent of the provision to which the amendment will be applied.
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