Part of High Hedges (No. 2) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:00 pm on 7 May 2003.
Bob Russell
Liberal Democrat, Colchester
3:00,
7 May 2003
I assure the hon. Gentleman that I fully support the Bill, and I hope that it is enacted. The purpose behind my questions is to ensure that people at appeals and inquiries will not be able to find loopholes through which to escape.
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.
