Selecting the procedure applying to an SI/SSI

You can select the procedure applicable to an SI/SSI when you create the SI/SSI project or at a later point. Selecting the procedure will affect:

whether the instrument is a draft or made instrument, and
what rubric (if any) that the instrument has at the beginning.

Selecting the procedure when creating an SI/SSI

When creating an SI or SSI project (see Creating a new project), use the Procedure drop-down menu to select the appropriate procedure.

When the blank SI/SSI is created, it will have the following rubric:

Procedure	Type	Rubric
Draft affirmative / draft negative	SI	Draft Regulations laid before [Parliament] under section * of the * Act * (c. *), for approval by resolution of [each House of Parliament].
Draft affirmative / draft negative	SSI	Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section * of the * Act * (asp *), for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Made affirmative	SI	Regulations made by *, laid before [Parliament] under section * of the * Act * (c. ***), for approval by resolution [of each House of Parliament].
Made affirmative	SSI	Regulations made by *, laid before [Parliament] under section * of the * Act * (c. *), for approval by resolution of [each House of Parliament] within * days beginning with the day on which the instrument was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment [of both Houses] for more than four days.
Emergency procedure	SI	Regulations made by *, laid before [Parliament] under section * of the * Act * (c. *), for approval by resolution of [each House of Parliament] within * days beginning with the day on which the instrument was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment [of both Houses] for more than four days.
Emergency procedure	SSI	Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers and laid before the Scottish Parliament under section * of the * Act * (asp ), for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament within ** days beginning with the day on which the Regulations were made, not taking into account periods of dissolution or recess for more than 4 days.

Changing the procedure of an existing instrument version.

You can change the procedure of an existing SI/SSI version in the Editor.

Use the Procedure drop-down menu in the Document Information right-hand panel to select a different procedure.

Selecting a different procedure will update the rubrics in the instrument and, if necessary, change the instrument from a draft instrument to a made instrument or vice versa.

Lawmaker procedures and “classes” (UK Statutory Instruments)

For clarity, we provide a table below that matches the terminology used in Lawmaker for SI procedure with the class terminology that is sometimes used in the UK jurisdiction and on the Publishing system.

Class	Procedure (as on Lawmaker)
i	Draft Affirmative
ii	Made Affirmative
iii	Emergency Procedure
iv	Draft Negative
v	Made Negative
vi	Made (laid for Parliament’s information)
vii	No Procedure
viii	Other
ix	Other