Part of European Parliament (Representation) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:00 am on 14 January 2003.
Bill Cash
Shadow Attorney General
10:00,
14 January 2003
Relying on such reports as I have come across and in the context of discussions and rows over the referendum when the Governor took a position, the consequences for his popularity were such that this might not be the most sensitive provision to put in the Bill.
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.
