<P> Acts passed by the Parliament of England did not originally have titles, and could only be formally cited by reference to the parliamentary session in which they were passed, with each individual Act being identified by year and chapter number . Descriptive titles began to be added to the enrolled Acts by the official clerks, as a reference aid; over time, titles came to be included within the text of each bill . Since the mid-nineteenth century, it has also become common practice for Acts to have a short title, as a convenient alternative to the sometimes lengthy main titles . The Short Titles Act 1892, and its replacement the Short Titles Act 1896, gave short titles to many Acts which previously lacked them . </P> <P> The numerical citation of Acts has also changed over time . The original method was based on the regnal year (s) in which the relevant parliament session met . This has been replaced in most territories by simple reference to the calendar year, with the first Act passed being chapter 1, and so on . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, legislation is referenced by year and chapter number . Each act is numbered consecutively based on the date they received royal assent . for example the 43nd act passed in 1980 would be 1980 Chapter 43 . The full reference includes the title and would be The Magistrate's Court Act 1980 C. 43 . </P> <P> Until the 1980s, Acts of the Australian state of Victoria were numbered in a continuous sequence from 1857; thus the Age of Majority Act 1977 was No. 9075 of 1977 . </P>

If a bill passes the senate where does it go for further approval