Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 9:45 am ar 16 Gorffennaf 2013.
Mike Penning
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office
In Northern Ireland, photographic evidence is required for electoral registration. At the moment, the penalty for giving false information on identity is not the same as giving a false home address. That will be married up to make a similar offence for both. If someone commits one type of fraud, they will find that the penalty will be the same for electoral registration and applying for proof of identity. Clause 17 intends to close a loophole by making it a serious offence for a person to indicate fraudulently that they are not who they are.
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.
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.
