Clause 2 — Short title, commencement and extent

Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) – in the House of Commons at 2:45 pm on 6 January 2010.

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Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

Photo of Siôn Simon Siôn Simon Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Clause 2 merely sets out the short title, commencement and territorial extent of the Bill.

Question put and agreed to.

Clause 2 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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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.

clause

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.