Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 5:00 pm ar 5 Chwefror 2002.
Dominic Grieve
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
5:00,
5 Chwefror 2002
I beg to move Amendment No. 644, in page 252, line 36, leave out subsection (7).
This is a probing amendment. The Clause was interesting to read, and perhaps even more so when I read the explanatory notes. They explain how the powers will deal with Customs and Excise offences. It is well known that those offences usually apply throughout the United Kingdom, albeit that different procedures may sometimes apply north and south of the border. Subsection (7) states:
This section does not apply to proceedings on indictment in Scotland.
That is all very useful, but those of us who are not versed in Scots law then looked at the explanatory notes, only to find that they say:
this section does not apply to proceedings on indictment in Scotland.
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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.
