Part of Equality Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 2:00 pm ar 18 Mehefin 2009.
Vera Baird
Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office
2:00,
18 Mehefin 2009
I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point and we will be consulting on that. Let me find the timetable so that I can explain as clearly as possible. The consultation document is almost complete, so it will be published soon—this week or next week, I hope. The consultation will continue until the end of September. We are looking to bring regulations to this House in 2010 and are aiming to enact the law in 2012. The consultation process will iron out those problems because many business suppliers and the age charities will be involved.
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.
