Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 25 October 1939.
Mr James Ede
, South Shields
Does this mean that the mere placing of a mark indicating the price of an article exposed for sale in the shop, if it is above the permitted increased price, will in itself be an offence, although in fact no one goes into the shop desiring to purchase it, but the thing is observed by someone who is competent to make a complaint?
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.
