Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 3:30 pm on 4 November 2009.
'(1) The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is amended as follows.
(2) Omit section 48.
(3) Omit subsection (2) of section 49.
(4) In subsection (1) of section 51, for "chief executive" substitute "President".
(5) In subsection (1) of section 54, for "chief executive" substitute "President".'.- (Mr. Bellingham.)
Brought up, and read the First time.
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.
