Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 11:45 am ar 29 Ionawr 2002.
Bob Ainsworth
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
11:45,
29 Ionawr 2002
I cannot recall that we had a huge controversy over the words that the hon. Gentleman mentions. As I have said, I do not think that my proposals make any substantive change other than providing consistency in part 8.
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.
