Schema documentation for schemaLegislationCore.xsd

QName

Type

Default

Use

Annotation

AltDates

DateOrProspectiveListType

optional

A space separated sequence of dates where amendments have been applied to the provision

AltVersionRefs

RefsLinkType

optional

Links to alternate versions of the content by referencing the version's id attribute, e.g. perhaps a Welsh version or an image (Figure) of a Formula

BlanketAmendment

xsd:boolean

optional

A Boolean value to indicate whether the provision includes blanket amendments, ie general amendments to legislation as a whole rather than a specific enactment

Concurrent

xsd:boolean

optional

A Boolean value to indicate if there are concurrent versions of the same provision. This is presently used for concurrent geographic extent versions but may be used in future to indicate other versions of the same provision

ConfersPower

xsd:boolean

optional

A Boolean value to indicate whether the provision includes confers power to make secondary legislation

Date

xsd:date

optional

DocumentURI

xsd:anyURI

optional

The URI to this part of the document (to the enacted version).

FragmentId

xsd:NMTOKEN

optional

The identifier for the fragment used in the old SLD (Statute Law Database) system

IdURI

xsd:anyURI

optional

The URI to the id of this part of the document (to the current revised version).

Match

xsd:boolean

optional

A boolean value indicator as to whether the provision should be displayed or is in force, i.e. if the status is prospective, then it will not display as in force. Similarly with the status set to repealed, then this will prevent the provision from displaying when viewed from high level

NumberOfProvisions

xsd:integer

optional

Count of the number of child provisions within the section of content (added automatically when published)

RestrictEndDate

xsd:date

optional

The date of the next version of the current fragment

RestrictExtent

ExtentType

optional

The geographic extent to which the provision applies

RestrictStartDate

xsd:date

optional

The date of the current version of the provision and the amendments applied to it

SchemaVersion

restriction of xsd:NMTOKEN

2.2

optional

Status

restriction of xsd:token

optional

The status of the provision when not in force, i.e. prospective, repealed

Time

xsd:time

optional

ValidDates

DateOrProspectiveListType

optional

A space separated sequence of valid dates where the provision is in force

Version

xsd:integer

optional

The version of the provision in the old SLD (Statute Law Database) system

restriction of xsd:NCName

optional

A unique identifier for the element.

The format of this identifier is yxxxxx where y is a letter and xxxxx is a number, padded to five digits.

Note that most elements that normally have identifiers have a separate, element-specific definition of the id attribute in the schema.

xml:base

xs:anyURI

optional

Is used to change the base from which relative URLs are calculated. See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlbase/ for information about this attribute.

xml:lang

xs:language

optional

Should be used to indicate the main language of the content contained by the element upon which the attribute is appearing. Values should be taken from the ISO 639 standard. This attribute should be used where the language is different from the main language of the document.

xml:space

restriction of xs:NCName

optional

Is used to indicate whether white space is significant in the contained content and can contain the value ‘default’ or ‘preserve’. For a value of ‘default’, it is left to an application as to how to treat white space.

QName

Type

Refer

Selector

Field(s)

refIncludedDocToResource

keyref

keyResource

.//ukl:Image | .//ukl:LSseal | .//ukl:IncludedDocument

@ResourceRef

refCrossrefToFootnote

keyref

keyFootnote

.//ukl:FootnoteRef

@Ref

refCrossrefToMarginnote

keyref

keyMarginnote

.//ukl:MarginNoteRef

@Ref

refCrossrefToCommentary

keyref

keyCommentary

.//ukl:CommentaryRef

@Ref

keyResource

key

.//ukl:Resource | .//ukl:ResourceGroup | ukl:Resources/ukl:ResourceGroup/ukl:Resource

@id

keyCitationRef

unique

.//ukl:Citation | .//ukl:CitationSubRef

@id

keyMarginnote

key

ukl:MarginNotes/ukl:MarginNote

@id

keyFootnote

key

.//ukl:Footnote

@id

keyCommentary

key

.//ukl:Commentary

@id

<xsd:element name="Legislation">
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation>The top-level document element for United Kingdom primary and secondary legislation and for EU legislation.</xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:complexType>
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element ref="ukm:Metadata" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:choice minOccurs="0">
        <xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:element ref="Contents"/>
          <xsd:sequence minOccurs="0">
            <xsd:choice>
              <xsd:element ref="Primary"/>
              <xsd:element ref="Secondary"/>
              <xsd:element ref="EURetained"/>
            </xsd:choice>
            <xsd:element ref="Footnotes" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xsd:element ref="MarginNotes" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xsd:element ref="Versions" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xsd:element ref="Resources" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xsd:element minOccurs="0" ref="Commentaries"/>
            <xsd:element minOccurs="0" ref="CitationLists"/>
          </xsd:sequence>
        </xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:choice>
            <xsd:element ref="Primary"/>
            <xsd:element ref="Secondary"/>
            <xsd:element ref="EURetained"/>
          </xsd:choice>
          <xsd:element ref="Footnotes" minOccurs="0"/>
          <xsd:element ref="MarginNotes" minOccurs="0"/>
          <xsd:element ref="Versions" minOccurs="0"/>
          <xsd:element ref="Resources" minOccurs="0"/>
          <xsd:element minOccurs="0" ref="Commentaries"/>
          <xsd:element minOccurs="0" ref="CitationLists"/>
        </xsd:sequence>
      </xsd:choice>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attributeGroup ref="CommonAttributes"/>
    <xsd:attributeGroup ref="SchemaVersion"/>
    <xsd:attributeGroup ref="err:ErrorAttributes"/>
    <xsd:attributeGroup ref="FragmentAttributes"/>
    <xsd:attributeGroup ref="OptionalURIs"/>
  </xsd:complexType>
  <xsd:keyref name="refIncludedDocToResource" refer="keyResource">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Ensures that a resource reference has a corresponding resource</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:selector xpath=".//ukl:Image | .//ukl:LSseal | .//ukl:IncludedDocument"/>
    <xsd:field xpath="@ResourceRef"/>
  </xsd:keyref>
  <xsd:keyref name="refCrossrefToFootnote" refer="keyFootnote">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Ensures that a footnote reference has a corresponding footnote</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:selector xpath=".//ukl:FootnoteRef"/>
    <xsd:field xpath="@Ref"/>
  </xsd:keyref>
  <xsd:keyref name="refCrossrefToMarginnote" refer="keyMarginnote">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Ensures that a margin note reference has a corresponding margin note</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:selector xpath=".//ukl:MarginNoteRef"/>
    <xsd:field xpath="@Ref"/>
  </xsd:keyref>
  <xsd:keyref name="refCrossrefToCommentary" refer="keyCommentary">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Ensures that a commentary reference has a corresponding commentary</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:selector xpath=".//ukl:CommentaryRef"/>
    <xsd:field xpath="@Ref"/>
  </xsd:keyref>
  <xsd:key name="keyResource">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Ensures that a resource has an id unique within the document</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:selector xpath=".//ukl:Resource | .//ukl:ResourceGroup  | ukl:Resources/ukl:ResourceGroup/ukl:Resource"/>
    <xsd:field xpath="@id"/>
  </xsd:key>
  <xsd:unique name="keyCitationRef">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Ensures that a citation or citation sub reference has an id unique within the document</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:selector xpath=".//ukl:Citation | .//ukl:CitationSubRef"/>
    <xsd:field xpath="@id"/>
  </xsd:unique>
  <xsd:key name="keyMarginnote">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Ensures that a margin note has an id unique within the document</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:selector xpath="ukl:MarginNotes/ukl:MarginNote"/>
    <xsd:field xpath="@id"/>
  </xsd:key>
  <xsd:key name="keyFootnote">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Ensures that a footnote has an id unique within the document</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:selector xpath=".//ukl:Footnote"/>
    <xsd:field xpath="@id"/>
  </xsd:key>
  <xsd:key name="keyCommentary">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Ensures that a commentary has an id unique within the document</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:selector xpath=".//ukl:Commentary"/>
    <xsd:field xpath="@id"/>
  </xsd:key>
</xsd:element>

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