• Act of Tynwald (statutes)
  
• Act of Parliament
  
• Bill
• Committee Report (PP)
• Report (GD)
• Report (GR)
• Report (title only)
• Report/Document without a reference number (NN)
• Secondary legislation (GC)
• Secondary legislation (SD)
• Manx Law Reports​

For reference

Most reports of the Legislature and Executive Government that have been laid before Tynwald since 1906

Parliamentary business comprises

• Order Papers and Question Papers – agendas for sittings
• Written Questions – questions asked and answered in writing​
• Votes and Proceedings – what has been decided during a sitting
• Hansard – transcripts of debates - Debates of the Legislature 1888-date​​
• ​Register of Business – upcoming business

• Secondary legislation, also known as subordinate legislation, is legislation made under the authority of primary, enabling, legislation. 
• In the Isle of Man there are two types of secondary legislation, statutory documents and UK secondary legislation, that applies to the Isle of Man.
• ​Up to 1993, Government Circulars included statutory documents such as regulations, extra-statutory documents such as tax concessions, and public notices such as road closures. 
• We refer to GC's and GD's and SD's as secondary legislation.​
• Manx Statutes from 1417 are all available in hard copy

​Available Online


Secondary Legislation ​​​


The Office maintains a secondary legislation reference collection that is available online: 


• ​Secondary legislation, also known as subordinate legislation, is legislation made under the authority of primary, enabling, legislation. In the Isle of Man there are two types of secondary legislation, statutory documents and UK secondary legislation that applies to the Isle of Man.
• Up to 1993, Government Circulars included statutory documents such as regulations, extra-statutory documents such as tax concessions, and public notices such as road closures. 
• Search Government Circulars 1912 to date
• ​Search Statutory Documents 1993 to date
  

Book Collection


The catalogue of physical copies may be accessed at http://tynwaldlibrary.cirqahosting.com/.​


​General Enquiries and Research


Th​e Clerk of Tynwald's Office offer an information service to the public from the Ground Floor of Legislative Buildings on Finch Road in Douglas: https://tynwald.org.im/visit/information-service



Staff are available to assist the general public with basic enquiries, particularly finding documents in hard copy or on websites and directing them to Government Departments for further information. Staff may not give legal advice. ​The Office can provide information and documentation relevant to the work of the Legislature of the Isle of Man, specialising in legal and parliamentary material. Official documents from Tynwald or Isle of Man Government are available to view and purchase.​​




​Fees


A fee will be charged for hard copies of documents.​​






Other resource​s​


The Office works in close co-operation with HM Attorney-General's Chamber, the Manx Museum Library and other collections, both on and off the Island, in order to supplement resources.

• ​​Social Security Legislation: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/the-treasury/social-security-division/social-security-legislation/ 
• Link to library Services on the Isle of Man
• Isle of Man Legislation (gov.im) including access to the publication of consolidated secondary legislation
  
• ​iMuseum - Isle of Man
  
• Isle of Man Law Society​