Part of Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:30 am on 11 March 2003.
Jane Kennedy
Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office
10:30,
11 March 2003
I beg to move, That the Clause be read a Second time.
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.
