Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.
There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.
[Sir Robert Syms in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out from “(1),” to end of line 7 and insert “for the “or” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute—...
Amendments made: 3, in clause 2, page 2, line 12, leave out “or sound-recording”. This amendment and Amendments 4 to 9 are consequential on amendment 1, and mean that new section 40DB...
Amendments made: 11, in clause 3, page 3, line 25, leave out subsection (1) and insert— “(1) Sections 1 and 2 of this Act extend to England and Wales only. (1A) Section ( (1B)...
After section 41ZB of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 insert— (1) A person commits an offence if, without authorisation— (a) the person takes a photograph, or makes a film or a sound...
(1) Section 34C of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (offences relating to prison security) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1), for the ‘or’ at the end of paragraph (a)...
After section 34C of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 insert— (1) A person is guilty of an offence if— (a) without authorisation the person takes a photograph, or makes a...
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