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1. Searching for an Act
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Click on the dropdown arrow on the right of the long search box
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Choose "Legislation"
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You can search for an Act by its name.
Try searching for: Sale of Goods Act 1979
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Click on the magnifying glass to run your search.
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Click "View Table of Contents" under the name of Act in the results list.
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Click on any section to view it.
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2. Searching for a specific section of an Act
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If you the know the number of the section, you want, there is a quicker way to get to it.
Again, click on the dropdown arrow on the right of the long search box and choose "legislation"
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Type the name of the Act and a section number into the long box
Try searching for: Sale of Goods Act 1979 s13
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Click on the magnifying glass to run your search.
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You'll now see your section in the results list, rather than having to find it within a longer Act. Click on its title to view it.
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Within a section, you can compare versions and see how it has changed and been amended over time.
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You can click "Table of Contents" down the left to quickly move between other sections in the same Act.
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If you want, click on the download icon to save the section to your computer
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Click "Halsbury's Annotations" on the right to see detailed notes on this section. The most helpful part of this tool is the definitions and explanations for words and phrases found in your section.
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3. Browsing an alphabetical list of Acts
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Instead of using the search box, you can see an alphabetical list of all UK legislation, both current and repealed.
On the Lexis+ homepage, click "Content" under the long search box.
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Click "Legislation"
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