UK Borders Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:00 pm on 20 March 2007.
Senior President of Tribunals
‘(1) At the end of section 43(3) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (report by Senior President of Tribunals) add—
“, and
(e) cases coming before the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.”
(2) In exercising the function under section 43 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 the Senior President of Tribunals shall have regard to—
(a) the functions of the Chief Inspector of the Border and Immigration Agency, and
(b) in particular, the Secretary of State’s power to request the Chief Inspector to report about specified matters.’.—[Mr. Byrne.]
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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.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
