Orders of the Day — Malawi Independence Bill – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 14 Mai 1964.
Miss Mervyn Pike
, Melton
I beg to move, in page 1, line 23,
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.
