Training module (SI): Drafting inline textual amendments with Quoted Text
In this module, you will learn how to insert Quoted Text to draft inline textual amendments.
Tutorial
Quoted text is used to draft inline textual amendments, i.e., amendments that remove, substitute or add text within a provision (but don’t involve removing, editing or adding a whole provision).
For amendments that add or substitute whole provisions, you should use quoted structure instead of quoted text - see Training module (SI): Drafting long textual amendments with Quoted Structure.
For example, quoted text is used in the following example (you can identify it by the dotted underlining, as well as the quote marks):
As you can see from the example, quoted text should be used for both:
text within existing legislation that is being removed, altered, or used to indicate the position of inserted text by the amending legislation; and
text that is being newly inserted / substituted by the amending legislation.
Using quoted text improves the quality of the data associated with the legislation, helping with the application of amendments to legislation among other things.
To insert quoted text, place your cursor in the location in which you wish to type quoted text, press Enter and select Quoted text. You should then type your quoted text into the placeholder between the quotation marks.
To edit the quoted text properties (the quotation marks used, and the language of the content), right-click > Update quoted text properties.
Review Quoted Text | How-to-insert-a-quoted-structure-immediately-after-a-quoted-text. This is important if you want to draft a textual amendment that starts with an inline insertion, but then adds new provisions, as in the example below:
Video
In the video linked below, watch:
https://youtu.be/EQLCvoPTojo?t=176
Further information
See Quoted Text for further detail.
Exercises
Getting started
Before you start the exercises, you will need a document ready and open in the Editor.
If you already have a document ready, you can move on to the exercises below.
If you don’t have a document ready, follow the steps below.
Exercise 1 - Drafting a provision with Quoted text
In your document, draft the following provision, using quoted text as appropriate. (Don’t worry if the provision number isn’t 2..)
Exercise 2 - Change the quotation marks in quoted text
In the regulation you drafted in Exercise 1, change the quotation marks from “” to < >.
(Optional:) Exercise 3 - Draft a textual amendment that starts inline
If you’ve already completed this exercise in Training module (SI): Drafting long textual amendments with Quoted Structure, you can skip it here.
Ensure you’ve readQuoted Text | How-to-insert-a-quoted-structure-immediately-after-a-quoted-text.
Draft the following new Regulation:
See the instructions below if you are unsure how to add Quoted Structure, which is covered in a different module.