Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:30 pm on 10 January 2002.
Mr Nick Hawkins
Conservative, Surrey Heath
2:30,
10 January 2002
I agree with the Government that the Amendment is sensible, and my party is happy to go agree to it. I ought to add that the Government's decision to amend the earlier part of Clause 296 in this amendment also helps the argument that I am about to advance for my party's amendment, which is listed next. However, I will not anticipate that debate.
Amendment agreed to.
Amendment made: No. 331, in page 171, line 33, leave out from 'forfeiture' to 'until' and insert
'under section 297, or for its release under section [Victims], is made'.—[Mr. Bob Ainsworth.]
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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.
