Part of Extradition Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:00 pm on 9 January 2003.
Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change), Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
4:00,
9 January 2003
The Liberal Democrats take exactly the same view, and I thoroughly resist any suggestion that we just did not get round to drafting an Amendment. We must regard the Clause in the full context of what has preceded it. It is difficult to imagine circumstances in which a constable or appropriate person might be aware that someone in another jurisdiction was going to issue an arrest warrant. What would happen if that person were arrested but, for whatever reason, the warrant was subsequently not issued or it was found out that it had not been appropriate for the warrant to be certified? As the hon. Member for Surrey Heath said, the clause goes too far, and I adopt his outrage without reservation.
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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.
