Daylight Saving Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 4:00 pm ar 7 Rhagfyr 2011.
‘(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision for advancing the time for general purposes in the United Kingdom by one hour.
(2) An order under subsection (1) is referred to in this Act as a “daylight saving order”.
(3) A daylight saving order may not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing it—
(a) has been laid before Parliament during the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the report is published, and
(b) has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(4) Before making a daylight saving order the Secretary of State—
(a) must obtain the agreement of the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland, and
(b) must consult the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers.
(5) The power to make a daylight saving order does not include power to make provision for advancing time—
(a) for only part of the year, or
(b) for only part of the United Kingdom.
(6) A daylight saving order expires at the end of the trial period (see section [The trial period]).
(7) Sub section (6) is subject to any order under—
(a) section [Power to abandon trial] (order abandoning trial), or
(b) section [Power to advance time by one hour permanently] (order advancing time by one hour permanently).
(8) A daylight saving order—
(a) may amend a relevant enactment, and
(b) may make consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.’.—(Mr Davey.)
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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.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
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.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
