Update the timeline

Update the timeline of the amended work.

Several people can do this asynchronously, but it's one of the easier steps so we suggest that one person does it in one go.

Researcher 1:

• Add an amendment at each date on which each amending Act amends the principal Act.

• This can mean several amendments per amending Act, and it can also mean multiple amendments on the same date by different Acts.

• If an amendment comes before the last published document, unpublish all documents from the date of that amendment (inclusive) onwards.

• Also add amendments for each amended amendment.

• Record each addition in the spreadsheet as you go — use 'x' or 'Yes' or something other than ✔ to show that it's ready for review.

It's probably quicker and easier to add amendments from each amending Act than to edit the principal Act.

Researcher 2:

• Check the timeline on the principal Act, bearing in mind:

  • Everything that has been marked as ready for review on the spreadsheet (update to ✔ once checked)

  • Any amendments that should have been removed as part of the previous step

  • Any documents that should be unpublished because of retroactive amendments

  • All other amended amendments.

• If anything is missing or incorrect, make a comment in the spreadsheet and finish checking everything before making any changes.

• Approve or sign off all (changes to) the amending Acts.

• Sign off the timeline changes to the principal work.

You can use bulk sign-off to sign off only the timeline changes, but you have to use normal sign-off to sign off unpublishing a document.

At the end of this process, the timeline of the principal Act as well as any amended amendment Acts should be correct, and the spreadsheet should have a check mark under 'on timeline ✔' for each row (other than those that don't yet have a commencement date).