Part of Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:30 am on 20 January 2005.
David Heath
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
9:30,
20 January 2005
I beg to move Amendment No. 197, in Clause 134, page 100, line 14, at end insert—
'(1A) Such a report shall include a report on matters relating to the policing of each local authority area within the police authority's area;
(1B) In this section ''local authority'' means—
(a) in relation to England—
(i) a county council,
(ii) a district council,
(iii) a council of a district comprised in an area for which there is no county council,
(iv) a London borough council, or
(v) the Common Council of the City of London;
(b) in relation to Wales, the council of a county or county borough.'.
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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.
