Orders of the Day — SANDWICH PORT AND HAVEN (re-committed) BILL. – in the House of Commons am ar 17 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr. GUINNESS:
As originally drafted, the creation of a sinking fund was left optional to the Harbour Board. The Bill, however, was altered in Committee so as to make the creation of the sinking fund obligatory, and Clause 27 is no longer suitable. If it is now left out, and at the suitable stage I will move a new Clause to take its place.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
