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Amendments are dealt with when the House considers the bill in detail, after the second reading stage. Each clause is considered in turn and amendments to a clause can be moved when it is debated.
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Procedure during consideration in detail. There is a set sequence for the bill to be dealt with. Each of the following elements (if relevant) is considered: |
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clauses in turn |
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new clauses |
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schedules |
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new schedules |
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preamble |
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long title |
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short title |
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Clauses. These are normally considered in numerical order individually. A few consecutive clauses may be considered together if there are no amendments to them and members do not want to debate one particular clause. |
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Moving an amendment. When the relevant clause is being debated, a member will normally refer to the amendment already circulated and say ‘I move amendment No [ ] standing in my name’. The member may give an explanation and the amendment can be debated. |
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Disagreeing with a clause. If a member disagrees with a clause, the amendments drafted by Parliamentary Counsel will state ‘Clause [ ], omit this clause’. The member does not actually have to move the amendment, but should simply vote against the clause. |
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What happens if the bill is not considered in detail? The amendments cannot be moved. If the bill is part of the government business program, government amendments will be considered at the cut-off time if they were circulated more than two hours earlier, but not any other amendments. |
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