Criminal Justice Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 11:15 am ar 23 Ionawr 2003.
Simon Hughes
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
11:15,
23 Ionawr 2003
In one sentence, we shall vote against the Clause because we do not believe that the present law should be done away with until there is a satisfactory alternative.
Dominic Grieve
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
I was going to speak for more than a sentence. I want to know the impact of subsection (2) on maintaining the common-law rules for a person's reputation. I have looked at Clause 102(1); I find it quite interesting, because if I understand it correctly—I wait for the Minister's response—it seems to be an interesting example of trying to codify the rules and then noticing that one issue cannot be codified that might be to the advantage of doing damage to a defendant.
It being twenty-five minutes past Eleven o'clock, The Chairman adjourned the Committee without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.
Adjourned till this day at half-past Two o'clock.
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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.
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