Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 11:45 am ar 29 Ionawr 2002.
Vera Baird
Llafur, Redcar
11:45,
29 Ionawr 2002
If the word ''may'' is removed from line 2 and replaced by ''does'', will not the provision read
''except that a lawyer does be required to produce material''?
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.
