Part of Orders of the Day — Indian Independence Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 July 1947.
Mr Hartley Shawcross
, St Helens
12:00,
14 July 1947
I will deal with the two points raised by the hon. Member for The High Peak (Mr Molson) in the order in which he raised them the existing Federal Court cannot function in future but some corresponding court may arise under Clause 6 (2) unless the Dominion or Governor-General decides otherwise. That will be a matter for the Dominion concerned.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
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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.
