Part of Criminal Justice and Police Bill – in the House of Commons at 2:00 pm on 10 May 2001.
Sylvia Heal
Deputy Speaker
2:00,
10 May 2001
With this it will be convenient to take Lords amendments Nos. 4 to 7.
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.
