UK Borders Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 20 March 2007.
Amendment made: No. 112, in clause 30, page 16, line 6, at end add—
‘(4) The Secretary of State may withdraw a decision that section 28(5) applies, or revoke a deportation order made in accordance with section 28(5), for the purpose of—
(a) taking action under the Immigration Acts or rules made under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (immigration rules), and
(b) subsequently taking a new decision that section 28(5) applies and making a deportation order in accordance with section 28(5).’.—[Mr. Byrne.]
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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.
