Part of Sexual Offences Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee am 9:10 pm ar 18 Medi 2003.
John Randall
Opposition Whip (Commons)
9:10,
18 Medi 2003
I am querying what would happen if the photographs were viewed by somebody else, albeit in a technical sense—bearing in mind that we are talking about photographs of children under 18, rather than adults.
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.
