Legislation
Search the statute, not the title.
Legislation brings Acts and secondary legislation into the same record as judgments — searchable at provision level, held as amended, and traced against the cases that cite it.
Capabilities
Provision-level search
Find the section that matters, not just the Act title.
As amended
Read the current text, and how it stood at the date that matters.
Cross-referenced
Move between a provision and the judgments that cite it.
Beside case law
Legislation sits in the same index as judgments — not a silo.
Legislation will sit beside judgments in the same index, searchable at provision level with the as-amended text.
What it is for
The other half of the primary record: the provision as amended, not just the Act title.
- Provision text, commencement, and the judgments that construe it
- One index with case law — not a separate silo
- Trace a point of law from statute to decision and back
How it will work
Search at provision level; open the section and read how it stood on the date that matters.
- Provision-level search across Acts and statutory instruments
- As-amended text with point-in-time versions
- Cross-references between provisions and citing judgments
- Plain empty states when a provision is not held
What is live, and what is next
In development — provisions land as part of the same record, not a bolt-on database.
- The judgment index ships today
- This surface is roadmap until it lands
Questions
Is Legislation live?
In development. Judgment search ships today; provisions land as part of the same record, not a bolt-on database.
Where does the text come from?
Official sources. Each provision links back to the authoritative text on legislation.gov.uk.
Does it replace judgment search?
No — it extends it, so a point of law can be traced between statute and decision.
Work with Legislation inside Obiter.
In development. Request access to hear when it reaches the workspace.