The Process by Which a Bill Becomes an Act of Parliament

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The Process by Which a Bill Becomes an Act of Parliament

The government- lawyers in the civil service, who are known as

parliamentary counsel to the treasury, first draft the majority of

Acts of Parliament. The government gives instructions for the Bill.

When this first draft of the Bill has been set out, it is published.

Even at this stage difficulties may crop up, as the draft must be

precise and accurate to the governments wishes without any possible

mistakes. Also there is little time to produce these first drafts, so

there is a lot of pressure on time to introduce the Bill to

Parliament.

To become an Act of Parliament, both Houses of Parliament, in which

each there is a lengthy and complex process, must pass the Bill. A

Bill may start in either the House of Commons or Lords, although

Finance Bills must start in the House of Commons.

To become an Act of Parliament, each Bill must go through certain

proceedings. The first stage is the 'First Reading' where the name and

main aims of the Bill are introduced and there is a vote on whether

the Bill should continue. This is verbally done unless it becomes hard

for the judge to distinguish the majority vote. The numbers of MP's

who vote for and against is tallied and declared to the speaker in

front of Members of the House.

Next is the 'Second Reading,' which is the main debate on the whole

Bill and where the main principles are discussed. This is mainly

focused on main detail. Again, a vote is taken, although there must be

a much more clearer majority for the Bill to progress any further.

Next in the proceedings is the 'Committee Stage' where a detailed

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...nder the Disabled Act. It may stop the way she

works and hinder her normal routine, and so therefore a disability.

However, if there was the chance that the irritation was easily cured,

or helped with medication, then this could lessen the chances of

falling into the disabled category. Also, it may not have serious

long-term effects.

(iii) Phoebe, who is a guitarist and is developing profound deafness

in one ear.

Although this is not a life-threatening case, it is still a disability

in which the affected person could not go about their daily activities

as per usual, because as a musician, this problem would affect

Phoebe's livelihood. This would be a long-term effect, although

falling into the category of disability could depend on the

seriousness of the deafness, and also whether it worsens in

seriousness.

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