Part of Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 5:30 pm ar 28 Chwefror 2006.
‘(1)A local planning authority shall consider when determining a planning application by any person whether to specify—
(a)a reasonable requirement for the generation of renewable energy within the proposed development;
(b)a reasonable requirement for the generation of low carbon energy within the proposed development;
(c)an energy efficiency standard in all or any part or parts of the proposed development that exceeds that required by the building regulations currently in force.
(2)In this section “local planning authority” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8).’.—[Gregory Barker.]
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.
