Part of Fire and Rescue Services Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:45 pm on 24 February 2004.
Edward O'Hara
Labour, Knowsley South
5:45,
24 February 2004
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment No. 93, in
Clause 22, page 10, line 39, leave out from 'authority' to first 'the' in line 40 and insert
'discharges its functions under sections 6, 7, 8 and 9.'.
Amendment No. 98, in
clause 23, page 11, line 15, leave out from 'authority's' to 'as' in line 16 and insert
'discharge of its functions under sections 6, 7, 8 and 9'.
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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.
