Part of Civil Contingencies Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:45 pm on 10 February 2004.
Oliver Heald
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
4:45,
10 February 2004
I have no doubt that we will wish to return to this subject on Report. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.
Motion and Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
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.
