UK Borders Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:45 pm on 20 March 2007.
Border and Immigration Inspectorate: Relationship with other bodies: general
‘(1) The Chief Inspector shall cooperate with prescribed persons in so far as the Chief Inspector thinks it consistent with the efficient and effective performance of the functions under section [Border and Immigration Inspectorate: Establishment].
(2) The Chief Inspector may act jointly with prescribed persons where the Chief Inspector thinks it in the interests of the efficient and effective performance of the functions under section [Border and Immigration Inspectorate: Establishment].
(3) The Chief Inspector may assist a prescribed person.
(4) The Chief Inspector may delegate a specified aspect of the functions under section [Border and Immigration Inspectorate: Establishment] to a prescribed person.’.—[Mr. Byrne.]
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.
