Part of European Parliament (Representation) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:30 am ar 16 Ionawr 2003.
Frank Cook
Llafur, Stockton North
10:30,
16 Ionawr 2003
Order. I ask every member of the Committee to stick to rather than add to the points that we are required to scrutinise.
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.
