Part of Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:45 pm ar 1 Chwefror 2005.
Alun Michael
Minister of State (Rural Affairs), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10:45,
1 Chwefror 2005
Has the hon. Lady not spotted that the offences have already been made arrestable under the Bill?
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.
