John Cummings
Labour, Easington
11:45,
10 July 2002
I remind hon. Members that adequate notice should be given of amendments. As a general rule I do not intend to call starred amendments.Clause 1 Commonwealth Institute
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.
