Part of Orders of the Day — WHALING INDUSTRY (REGULATION) BILL [Lords]. – in the House of Commons at on 24 July 1934.
Mr Walter Elliot
, Glasgow Kelvingrove
As soon as the Bill is on the Statute Book we shall approach the Dominions, but we must give them time and it is reasonable that they should have an opportunity of considering the matter.
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.
