Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 4:45 pm ar 27 Tachwedd 2001.
Bob Ainsworth
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
4:45,
27 Tachwedd 2001
The power given to the court begins only when the defendant's benefit exceeds the amount that must be paid. In any case, the Clause is not intended to allow reconsideration of whether the amount should be decreased.
The hon. Members for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Carmichael) and for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) have shown their combined expertise at redrafting on their feet. I do not know why we bother to employ parliamentary counsel when Opposition Members are so talented. I do not believe that the clause allows courts to reconsider whether the amount should be decreased.
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.
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.
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