Part of Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:15 pm on 25 February 2003.
Roger Gale
Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
3:15,
25 February 2003
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment No. 19, in
Clause 7, page 4, line 32, at end insert—
'(1A) In subsection (2) after ''intervals specified in the arrangements'', insert ''(provided the intervals between reviews shall not be greater than one year)''.'.
Amendment No. 20, in
clause 7, page 4, line 32, at end insert—
'(1B) In subsection (3)(a) after ''Constable'', leave out ''involve him in'' and insert ''obtain his agreement to''.'
Amendment No. 16, in
clause 7, page 4, line 39, at end insert
'set by the Board and the Chief Constable'.
Amendment No. 17, in
clause 7, page 4, line 41, at end insert—
'(c) the reasons why any performance standard was not met'.
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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.
