Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 4:30 pm ar 6 Rhagfyr 2001.
Mr George Foulkes
Minister of State, Scottish Office, Minister of State (Scotland Office)
4:30,
6 Rhagfyr 2001
We hope that if we do receive the books, they will not be tainted gifts—I said that just to prove that the discussion is in order, Mr. McWilliam.
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.
