Part of Orders of the Day — Finance Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 16 June 1947.
Hon. John Maclay
, Montrose District of Burghs
12:00,
16 June 1947
There is one thing I would like to ask the right hon. Gentleman about. He mentioned the case of a man who had an artificial limb. I would like to submit that that i- a very special case—
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.
