Norwegian laws and regulations

In-text citations

(The regulation’s short title, year, paragraph)

Example: (Psykisk helsevernforskriften, 2011, § 2)

Do you need help?

When should I include page numbers?
What if page numbers are missing?
How do I rewrite the text with my own words (paraphrasing)?

In the reference list

The regulation’s short title. (Year). The regulation’s complete title (date–code). Title of the website. URL

Example:

Psykisk helsevernforskriften. (2011). Forskrift om etablering og gjennomføring av psykisk helsevern m.m. (FOR-2011-12-16-1258). Lovdata. https://lovdata.no/forskrift/2011-12-16-1258

Note: You find short URL by clicking “del dokument” in Lovdata.

Note: You refer to commentary editions by source type, i.e. websites, books, etc.

Note: Publisher is Lovdata if that’s where you have got the regulation from.

EndNote

Add as Legal rule or regulation

Fill in the fields: Author (here you write the regulation’s short title, remember comma in the end) Year, Title, Publisher, Rule number, URL.

Note: You insert paragraph in the reference in the text by clicking “Edit & Manage Citations” and writing , § in the field Suffix, followed by the paragraph number.

Zotero

Add as Book.

Fill in the fields: Title, Author (here you write the regulation’s short title), Edition (here you write the date-code, i.e. FOR-2016-10-28-1250), Publisher, Date, URL

Note: You insert paragraph in the reference in the text by choosing “Classic view” and writing , § in the field Suffix, followed by the paragraph number.