Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 29 Ebrill 1948.
Mr Douglas Clifton Brown
, Hexham
12:00,
29 Ebrill 1948
I think that these Amendments and that in the name of the right hon. and gallant Member for Gains-borough (Captain Crookshank) in line 30 all come together.
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.
