Talk:Statutory rules of Northern Ireland

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Requested move 29 September 2024

It has been proposed in this section that Statutory rules of Northern Ireland be renamed and moved to Statutory rule of Northern Ireland.

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Statutory rules of Northern Ireland → Statutory rule of Northern Ireland – Statutory instrument (UK), Scottish statutory instrument, Welsh statutory instrument, are all named in the singular. the gazette refers to it in singular DotCoder (talk) 09:38, 29 September 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 10:19, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Oppose The legal text is similarly named "statutory rules", therefore I am against changing. Cashew.wheel (talk) 10:38, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The title of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 is in plural and the page on the actual instruments is Statutory instrument (UK). I don't see how this is different. DotCoder (talk) 17:48, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The general consensus is to use the singular, and there is no strong justification against.

are all named in the singular.

The general consensus across the world is to use the singular... Both for pages to do with the UK and pages to do with other countries. DotCoder (talk) 20:15, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose The rules are made under the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979. That uses the plural form for the rules. No need to deviate from the sources. But a redirect can be helpful, as they are cheap. The Banner talk 11:59, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wrote the page on the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, so I am aware.

The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 has the plural in the title, so I don't see how this is different. DotCoder (talk) 17:46, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Certain statutory instruments and statutory rules have "rules" plural in the title, so it can be confusing. In that case you could, I suppose justificbly, refer to the individual legislation as "a rules" for the singular.

I think it's worth avoiding that confusion for the general case by being explicit about what the singular actually is. DotCoder (talk) 20:00, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]