Editorial Update/Textual Amendments/Repeals/Higher Level Repeals
Auto Repeal: Wholly In Force and Whole Extent only
These amendments are not carried out in XMetaL but automatically generated by the system when the Auto Repeal button has been selected from the "Update Details" page (accessed by clicking on the "Details" button next to the update task you are going to complete on the "Update Overview" page).
Whole Part, Chapter, Schedule etc.
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Instructions
- In the effects spreadsheet identify:
- the Part, Chapter or Schedule to be repealed;
- the geographical extent of that repeal; and
- if there are any qualifications to the "IF Date".
- On the higher amendments "Update Details" page, scroll down the "Table of Contents" to find the Part or relevant heading level to be repealed.
- Select the "Auto Repeal" button next to the heading of that Part, Chapter or Schedule.
- In the pop-up click "OK", the system will automatically carry out the repeal and refresh the "Update Details" page.
- Select the tab "Newly Edited Version" or the "Preview Provision" button:
- Check the amendment is formatted correctly and consistently within existing text,
- Check the annotation is correct with reference to TOES:
- is it punctuated correctly, and
- are the following elements present: Amended Provision – Type Of Effect – Extent* - Commencement Date – Amending Legislation – Amending Provision – Commencement Authority – Savings* - Commencement Order* ?
*if applicable
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Whole Act
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Instructions
In reference to the instructions in "Whole Part, Chapter, Schedule etc." above:
- Follow step 1;
- For steps 2 and 3 substitute the following:
- Click the "Auto Repeal" button at the top of the "Table of Contents" on the higher amendments "Update Details" page.
- Follow steps 4, 5.
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Tips
Repealed in Part (no further amendments anticipated)
Wholly In Force and Whole Extent
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Repealed in part: applying further incremental amendments
Repealed wholly
Whole repeal: no previous retained text repeals
Part, Chapter, Schedule etc.
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Instructions
- In the effects spreadsheet identify:
- the Part, Chapter or Schedule to be repealed;
- the geographical extent of that repeal; and
- if there are any qualifications to the "IF Date".
- On the higher amendments "Update Details" page, scroll down the "Table of Contents" to find the Part or relevant heading level to be repealed and click on it. This will take you to the familiar lower level style "Update Details" page.
- Click the "Check out for edit" button and set up your XMetaL workspace.
- In the amended provision, select the appropriate "ukl:P" tag (see the tips below) to highlight the Part, Chapter or Schedule to be repealed.
- Single click on the task to highlight it in the "Resource Manager" window.
- On the toolbar at the top of the page click "Legislation" --> "Textual Amendments" --> "Repeal"; this will
- Generate a green tick next to the task in the "Resource Manager" window,
- Insert the annotation of the task,
- Repeal the highlighted Part, Chapter or Schedule, bracketed by opening <repeal> and closing </repeal> tags.
- Check the annotation has been generated.
- Scroll back up to the top of the Part, Chapter or Schedule has been repealed.
- Delete any unnecessary spaces between the existing punctuation and the repealed tags and words, or insert a space where appropriate.
- On the toolbar at the top of the page click "Legislation" --> "Check In".
- In the pop-up "Document is checked in successfully" click "OK".
- Go back to the "Update Details" page:
- Refresh the page by pressing "CTRL" and "F5" at the same time,
- Check the amendment edit status has changed to "Edit Complete".
- Select the tab "Newly Edited Version" or the "Preview Provision" button:
- Check the amendment is formatted correctly and consistently within existing text,
- Check the annotation is:
- in the introduction of the Part, Chapter or Schedule and also in its corresponding sections when checked separately;
- is correct with reference to TOES:
- is it punctuated correctly, and
- are the following elements present: Amended Provision – Type Of Effect – Extent* - Commencement Date – Amending Legislation – Amending Provision – Commencement Authority – Savings* - Commencement Order* ?
*if applicable
Act
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Instructions
In reference to the instructions in "Whole repeal: no previous retained text repeals" "Part, Chapter, Schedule etc." above:
- Follow steps up to and including step 4;
- For step 5 substitute the following:
- On the toolbar at the top of the page click "Legislation" --> "Textual Amendments" --> "Repeal Retain Text"; this will
- Generate a green tick next to the task in the "Resource Manager" window,
- Insert the annotation of the task,
- Retain the highlighted wording, bracketed by opening <repeal> and closing </repeal> tags.
- Follow steps 6-13.
Repealed wholly: following previous retained text repeals
Part, Chapter, Schedule etc.
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Instructions
- In the effects spreadsheet identify:
- the part, chapter or schedule to be repealed;
- the geographical extent of that repeal; and
- it is the final stage of the incremental repeal (the repeal is now wholly in force/whole extent).
- On the higher amendments "Update Details" page, scroll down the "Table of Contents" to find the Part or relevant heading level to be repealed and click on it. This will take you to the familiar lower level style "Update Details" page.
- Click the "Check out for edit" button and set up your XMetaL workspace, including opening "Attribute Inspector" link.
- In the "Status" section of the "Attribute Inspector" set the provision to "Repealed" at the following levels:
- "Pblock";
- "P1group";
- "P1"; and
- "Part/Schedule heading".
- In the "RestrictStartDate" section of "Attribute Inspector" enter the date of the PiT you are working in.
- In the first child provision of the part, chapter or schedule replace the "<P1para" content with "<P1para> <ukl:Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</ukl:Text></P1para>" by:
- deleting the "P2" tags and any lower tagging;
- inserting the "<ukl:Text></ukl:Text>" tags after the opening "</P1para>" tag; and
- inserting the following dotted line into the text tags: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Right click on the opening "<P1para" tag in the first child provision (which has been formatted as instructed in step 6 above) to highlight and copy it.
- In the next child provision right click on its opening "<P1para" tag and paste the copied "<P1para" from step 6 above, do this for all other child provisions in the part, chapter or schedule.
- Right click on the "<ukl:CommentaryRef Ref>" tag after the "<ukl:Number>" at Part level (this is at the top of the document after the "<ukl:Part" opening tag) to highlight and copy it. In each repealed child provision, paste this F-note after the opening "<ukl:Pnumber>" tag but before the number of the provision.
- On the toolbar at the top of the page click "Legislation" --> "Check In".
- In the pop-up "Document is checked in successfully" click "OK".
- Go back to the "Update Details" page:
- Refresh the page by pressing "CTRL" and "F5" at the same time,
- Check the amendment edit status has changed to "Edit Complete".
- Select the tab "Newly Edited Version" or the "Preview Provision" button:
- Check the amendment is formatted correctly: there should be a dotted line at heading level only,
- Check the annotation is:
- in the introduction of the Part, Chapter or Schedule and also in its corresponding sections when checked separately;
- is correct with reference to TOES:
- is it punctuated correctly, and
- are the following elements present: Amended Provision – Type Of Effect – Extent* - Commencement Date – Amending Legislation – Amending Provision – Commencement Authority – Savings* - Commencement Order* ?
*if applicable
Tips
- Leave the text of all the headings and cross-headings as you have already set their status to "Repealed" in step 4 above.
- If you have completed the above steps and the provisions are not formatting correctly upon check in, contact a reviewer who will in turn notify TSO to change the Match attributes.
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Scenarios
Limited extent amendments in an act with varying extents
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