BAILII (the British and Irish Legal Information Institute) provides the most comprehensive set of British and Irish primary legal materials freely available online. Its United Kingdom Legislation section includes statutes made by successive parliaments from 1267 onwards: of England 1267-1706, Great Britain 1707-1800, and the United Kingdom 1801 to date. Statutes of the pre-union parliaments of Scotland 1424-1707 and of Ireland 1495-1800 are also included. All statutes from 1988 onwards are unconsolidated. Earlier statutes are either as enacted or have been updated to 2001: links are provided wherever appropriate to “the UK Statute Law Database” (ie Legislation.gov.uk) for information on further updates. Other legislation databases within BAILII include UK Statutory Instruments 1947 onwards (as promulgated, and 1947 to 1986 selective only) and legislation of Northern Ireland 1972 onwards, Scotland 1999 onwards, and Wales 1999 onwards. For fuller information on those last three, see specific entries elsewhere in the appropriate sections of AccessToLaw.
Legal resources selected & annotated by Inner Temple Library
