Part of Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 6:45 pm on 11 January 2005.
David Heath
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
6:45,
11 January 2005
I beg to move Amendment No. 98, in Clause 48, page 26, line 21, leave out 'not'.
The amendment would reverse the assumption inherent in clause 48, so that every person acting in the office of constable, whether they were in the police service or in SOCA, is treated the same. That seems an appropriate and admirable sentiment.
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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.
