All created legislations are listed in a grid view as shown in the below figure. The user can select the number of items viewed per page from the page number drop down. 

The records can be sorted by clicking the Column Name. For example; if the user clicks Section No the records will be sorted on Section No in alphabetical and numeric order.

Open

Figure 1.1

Legislations can be marked active and inactive. Only Active Legislations will be listed for selection at the Meeting preparation stage. This will be visible only if the user has selected the agenda item to be confidential. 

To add a new legislation, the following steps need to be followed. 

• STEP 1: New legislations can be added by clicking the Add new Legislation link on the view Legislation page. A pop-up window will appear as shown in the below figure. 

Open

Figure 2.1

• STEP 2: The add legislation has the following fields, to be entered;

1. Section Number – Enter the legislation section number is as per the laws governing councils. This is a mandatory field. 

2. Legislations – This will be the legislation content. This is a mandatory field. 

3. Type – Select the type of legislation from the drop down. There are two types; Reasons and grounds. 

4. Active – Tick box to mark if active or inactive. 

• STEP 3: Click Save to save all legislation details.

Legislations can be edited by clicking the Edit button within the grid. The user can edit the legislation within the text editable boxes. Click Update to save.

Legislations can be deleted, if it is not linked with any meeting agendas. To delete, click the Delete button within the grid. The user will be prompted if to delete or not. Click Ok to proceed.