Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:00 pm on 13 July 2006.
Amendment made: No. 171, in clause 39, page 25, line 36, at end insert—
‘( ) The Secretary of State may provide that in prescribed circumstances the following paragraphs apply in place of section 11(9)(a) and (b)—
“(a) in the prescribed period he obtains the information in the prescribed manner, and
(b) in that period he takes the prescribed steps to have an enhanced criminal record certificate relating to the individual issued in relation to him under section 113B of the Police Act 1997.”
( ) The Secretary of State may provide that in prescribed circumstances the following paragraphs apply in place of section 13(3)(a) and (b)—
“(a) in the prescribed period he obtains the relevant information (within the meaning of Schedule 4) relating to B in the prescribed manner, and
(b) in that period he takes the prescribed steps to have an enhanced criminal record certificate relating to B issued in relation to the personnel supplier under section 113B of the Police Act 1997.”’.—[Mr. Dhanda.]
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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.
