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section.R: Canada Wildlife Act, Revised Statutes <strong>of</strong> Canada 1985, c. W-9, s. 1.Assisted Human Reproduction Act, Statutes <strong>of</strong> Canada 2004, c. 2, s. 2.P: (Canada Wildlife Act 1985)19.9.10 British Government DocumentsCite British government documents similarly to U.S. public documents. Begin citations withthe phrase United Kingdom unless it is obvious from the context. The publisher <strong>of</strong> mostBritish government material is Her (or His) Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) in London.Parliamentary debates have been published in several series <strong>and</strong>, since 1909, in separateseries <strong>for</strong> the House <strong>of</strong> Lords <strong>and</strong> the House <strong>of</strong> Commons. Citations include date, series,volume number, <strong>and</strong> (if relevant) column or occasionally page number. In some cases, youmay cite a specific document within a volume.R: United Kingdom. 1879. Hansard Parliamentary Debates. 3d ser., vol. 249.Churchill, Winston. 1945. Speech to the House <strong>of</strong> Commons, January 18. Parliamentary Debates,Commons, 5th ser., vol. 407 (1944–45), cols. 425–46.P: (United Kingdom 1879, cols. 611–27)(Churchill 1945, cols. 425–46)The bills, reports, <strong>and</strong> <strong>papers</strong> issued separately by Parliament are published together at theend <strong>of</strong> each session in volumes referred to as Sessional Papers. Each volume includes adivisional title.R: United Kingdom. House <strong>of</strong> Commons. 1983. Present <strong>and</strong> Future Role <strong>of</strong> the Assistant ChiefEducation Officer. Sessional Papers, 1982–83, Prison Education. April 25. Vol. 2.P: (United Kingdom 1983, vol. 2, par. 9.14, p. 102)Acts <strong>of</strong> Parliament should usually be cited only in parenthetical citations or in the text. Yougenerally need not include them in your reference list, although you may choose to include aspecific work that is critical to your argument or frequently cited. Identify acts by title (inroman type, not enclosed in quotation marks), date, <strong>and</strong> chapter number (c. <strong>for</strong> chapter; arabicnumeral <strong>for</strong> national number, lowercase roman <strong>for</strong> local). Acts from be<strong>for</strong>e 1963 are cited byregnal year <strong>and</strong> monarch's name (abbreviated) <strong>and</strong> ordinal (arabic numeral).P: (Act <strong>of</strong> Settlement 1701, 12 & 13 Will. 3, c. 2)(Consolidated Fund Act 1963, c. 1)(Manchester Corporation Act 1967, c. xl)There are many compilations <strong>of</strong> British historical records, some <strong>of</strong> them transcriptions <strong>of</strong>the documents preserved in the Public Record Office.R: United Kingdom. 1890–1907. Acts <strong>of</strong> the Privy Council <strong>of</strong> Engl<strong>and</strong>. Ed. J. R. Dasent. 32 vols.London.

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