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Explanatory notes to a statute

What it is

The published explanatory notes accompanying an Act.

How to cite using OSCOLA

Prefix the statute with Explanatory Notes to the …, and pinpoint by paragraph.

Example citation

Explanatory Notes to the Charities Act 2006, para 15.

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