Dataset UK Legislation and Business Regulations

Database 1: UK Legislation and Business Regulations

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Table 1: UK Legislation and Business Regulations

UK Legislation and Business Regulations

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Column descriptions
Column name Column description
uuid a unique id based on MD5 Hash of the identifier
title Title of the document.
identifier An unambiguous reference to the document, usually a stable URL.
publisher The organisation responsible for the document.
language Language(s) the document is written in.
format Format of the document, e.g. PDF, HTML
description A brief description of the document.
date_issued Date that the document was formally issued.
date_modified Date when the document was (last) changed.
valid Date when the document is valid. This will be the most recent of date_issued and date_modified.
audience People or organisations that this document is intended for.
coverage The jurisdiction(s) under which the document is relevant.
subject Sector(s) covering the document's business area.
type Categorisation of the type of regulatory document e.g. Guidance, Standard
license The licence regulating reuse of the document.
regulatory_topics The regulatory subject areas of the document.
status The legal status of the document. This property is used to determine if a document is in force.
date_uploaded_to_orp The date that the document was uploaded to the Open Regulation Platform.
has_format A way to relate versions of a document in different formats, e.g. linking the HTML version with a PDF version, inverse of isFormatOf
is_format_of A way to relate versions of a document in different formats, e.g. linking the HTML version with a PDF version, inverse of hasFormat
has_version Relating a document to another version, e.g. a new updated version of the document, inverse of isVersionOf
is_version_of Relating a document to another version, e.g. a new updated version of the document, inverse of hasVersion
references Relating a cited or referenced document, inverse of isReferencedBy
is_referenced_by Relating a cited or referenced document, inverse of references
has_part A way to relate the whole document to a part of a document, where they are referenced or published separately. Inverse of isPartOf
is_part_of A way to relate the whole document to a part of a document, where they are referenced or published separately. Inverse of hasPart
is_replaced_by Relating a document that replaces or supersedes the document. Inverse of replaces
replaces Relating a document to the old superseded or replaced document, inverse of isReplacedBy
related_legislation This property is used to relate a document to the legislation that enables or enforces it
id Unique ID
related_legislation_dict Dictionary of title and identifier of any related legislation.