Part of Clause 4 – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 20 Hydref 1969.
Dr Horace King
, Southampton, Itchen
12:00,
20 Hydref 1969
Order. The hon. and learned Member needs the leave of the House if he wishes to speak again.
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.
