Converting provisions to a schedule and vice versa
Lawmaker can convert sections in a Bill, or regulations etc. in an SI, to a schedule and vice versa.
You can also copy and paste lower-level provisions like subsections into a schedule and they will be converted automatically, and vice versa.
How to convert provisions into a schedule
To create a new schedule from existing provisions:
Using the Editor or the structure view, select one or more contiguous sections in a Bill or regulations etc. in an SI.
Right-click and select Convert to/from schedule.
The selected provisions will be converted to a schedule at the end of the document. The schedule will contain a cross heading and a schedule paragraph for each converted provision.
To select more than one provision in the structure view, you will need to select bottom-up rather than top-down as there is currently a bug which otherwise prevents 'Convert to/from schedule' from appearing in the right-click context menu.
How to convert a schedule into provisions in the main body of the document
To convert a schedule into provisions in the main body of the document:
Select one schedule in the Editor (using the breadcrumb) or structure view.
Right-click and select Convert to/from schedule.
The selected schedule will be converted into sections if you are in a Bill, or regulations etc. if you are in an SI.
Each cross heading and following schedule paragraph within the schedule will become a separate section or regulation. If a schedule paragraph hasn't got a cross heading before it, it will appear under an empty section/regulation/article heading.
The new provisions will be inserted at the end of the main body of the document, i.e. before any existing schedules and within the last grouping element such as a Part if there is one.
Converting provisions or schedules within a quoted structure
You can convert sections/regulations and schedule inside quoted structures in the same way but the converted provisions will remain within the quoted structure. If you are converting a schedule in a quoted structure which is document type SI/SSI - Lawmaker will always convert them to regulations as it doesn't have enough context information to work out whether they should be articles or rules instead.
Converting provisions when you paste
You can use copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) to move certain provisions between the main body of a document and a schedule. Lawmaker will automatically convert them into the appropriate provision type when you paste.
Converting schedule paragraphs
If you copy one or more schedule paragraphs and paste them:
into a section of a Bill, they will be converted into subsections,
into a regulation, article or rule in an SI/SSI, they will be converted into SI paragraphs,
into a Finance Bill resolution, they will be converted into subsection-like elements.
Converting subsections in Bills and paragraphs in SIs
If you copy one or more subsections, SI paragraphs, or subsection-like elements from a Finance Bill resolution and paste them into a schedule paragraph then they will be converted into schedule sub-paragraphs.
This automatic conversion works in quoted structures as well.