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Class: 10E4Group: 4

Bi Thin Sao

Hong Th Hoa

Nguyn Mai NgnNguyn Th Lan Hng

Hanoi, march 29th2012

TOPICHOW

A BILL

BECOME

A

LAW

RITISH STUDIESTHEME POLITICS


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Main ideas

I. Draft billsII. Bills

III. Passage of a Bill

1. House of Commons

2. House of Lo rds

3. Considerat ion o f amendments

4. Royal assent

IV. Comparison with Vietnamsprocess


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I. Draft bills Issued for consultation before formally

introduced to Parliament.

Usually produced by Government departments

Purpose:

To exam and amend texts easily before their

formal introduction to Parliament

Parl iament' s role:

Select committees in the Commons or Lord

or a joint committee of both Houses exam the

Draft Bills.


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Government's role:To issue a paper for public discussion and

response (The consultation process).

I. Draft bills

Green Papers:

put forward

ideas for future

government

policy that are

open to public

discussion and

consultation.

White Papers:

state more

definite

intentions for

government

policy.


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II. Bills

1. Definition

2. Bills v.s Acts

3. Who

introduce?

4. Types

of Bill


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A Bill is a proposal for a new

law, or a proposal to changean existing law that is

presented for debate before

Parliament.

1. Definition

II. Bills


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2. Bills v.s Acts

II. Bills

A Bill is not an Act of

Parliament.

An Act of Parliamentis a law, enforced in

all areas of the UK

where it is applicable.


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3. Whointroduce?

II. Bills

The government

Individual MPs or Lords

Private individuals or organizations


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4.Different

types of

Bills

4.1. Public Bills

4.2.Private

Members'

Bills

4.3. Private Bills

4.4.

Hybri

d Bills

II. Bills


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- Apply to the general population

- The most common type of Bill

- Mostly by ministers

4.1. Public Bills


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4.2. Private Members' Bills

Private Members' Bills are Public

Bills introduced by MPs and Lordswho aren't government ministers.

best chance

of becominglaw

Ways of

introducing Private

Members' Bills in

the House of

Commons

Ballot

PresentationTen minutes

rule


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4.2. Private Bills

Private Bills are usually promoted by

organizations, to give themselves powers

beyond, or in conflict with, the general law.

publicised through

newspaper ads, official

gazettes

in writing to all interested

parties

Letting thepublic know:


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Hybrid Bills mix the characteristics of

Public and Private Bills

Affect the general public &individuals or groups

The Public Bill Offices

decide whether a Bill falls intothe Hybrid category.

4.2. Hybrid Bills


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The Channel Tunnel Bills

- The Channel Tunnel

Bills passed in the 1970s

and 1980s that affected

the South East of the UK,and the current Crossrail

Bill to build a new east to

west rail link through

central London.


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A Bill must be approved by both Houses

before becoming an Act (law).House of Commons

House of Lords

Consideration of amendments

Royal assent

III. Passage of a Bill

f C


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1 2 C R 3

House of Commons

III.1. House of Commons

III 1 H f C


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III.1. House of Commons

1

1st reading

2 C R 3

Formal introductionno debateread out the short title of the Bill

order the Bill to be printed

without debate

any time in a parliamentary session

2nd reading

Committee

stage

Report

stage 3rd reading

Debate on general principles of the Bill

no sooner than 2 weekends after 1st reading

The Government minister, spokesperson or

MP responsible for the Bill opens

Opposition parties & backbench MPsrespond with their views

Take a vote or not

Detailed examination of the Bill

within several weeks of 2nd reading

Most Bills are dealt with in a Public Bill

Committee (1650)

evidence is taken from experts and interestgroups from outside Parliament.

Amendments for discussion are selected by

the chairman & only members of the

committee can vote on amendments

Detailed examination of the Bill

Amendments proposed by MPs

Amendments proposed by MPs will be

published daily for discussion

Every clause in the Bill is agreed to, changedor removed from the Bill

Chance for the whole House to discuss and

amend the Bill

no set time period between C and R

All MPs speak and vote, suggest

amendments or new clauses

Opportunity for final debate on the Bill

after report stage on the same daydebate shortly

Amendments cannot be made

the House votes on whether to approve the

third reading of the Bill

III 2 H f L d


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1 2 C R 3

House of Lords

First reading Second reading

Committee stage Report stage

Third stage

C

1 2

R

3

III.2. House of Lords

III 2 H f L d


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1

-This is a formal

announcement only(Long title

of the Bill is read out by the

Member of the Lords in charge ofthe Bill)without debate.

- Take place at any time in a

parliamentary session.

2

-Start no less than 2 weekends

after first reading and last for a

few hours.

-Members of the Lords debate

the main principles of the Bill

(any member can speak).

C

Line by l ine examinat ion of the Bi l l

-Starts no fewer than 2 weeks after the 2nd readingand last for one or two days to eight or more.

-Detailed examination & Votes on the amendments

of the Bill takes place.

- Any member of the Lords can take part (differentfrom the Commons .

R

Further chance to change the Bi l l- Starts 14 days after committee stage. It can be

spread over several days.

-Detailed line by line examination of the Bill continues.

-Votes can take place

- An member of the Lords can take art.

3

Final t idying up of th e Bi l l

-Take place after report stage at least 3 days(different from the Commons).

-The final chance for the Lords to debate and change

the contents of the Bill (Unlike the Commons).

-Purpose: clarify specific parts of the Bill and allow

the Government to make good any promises of

changes to the Bill made at earlier stages.

III.2. House of Lords


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III.3. Consideration of amendments

Each House considers the othersamendments

no set time period between the 3rd reading

and consideration.

The Bill is returned to the 1st House for the

2nd House's amendments to be considered.

A Bill may go back and forth between eachHouse (Ping Pong) until both reach

agreement.

Each House considers the othersamendments

When the two Houses do not reach

agreement, the Bill falls.The Commons can use the Parliament Acts

to pass the Bill, without the consent of the

Lords, in the following session.

The Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949

increased the authority of the Commons over

the Lords when passing new laws.


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III.4. Royal assent

Bill becomes an Act of Parliament

Royal Assent is the Monarch's agreement to

make the Bill into an Act and is a formality

No set time period between the considerationof amendments and Royal Assent

Announcement is made in both Houses - at

a break in each Houses proceedings bythe Speakers.

=> The legislation within the Bill may

commence immediately or after a

commencement order


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IV. Comparison with Vietnams process

Bills can be

introduced

by

Supreme

Court

Member of

the National

Assembly

The

Government


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Passage of a

Bill in VietNam

With the

Presidents

signature,the Bill

becomes a

law

The National

Assembly

passes the Billafter

amendments.

Discussion

continues at the

local level. For

an importantBill, public

comments are

needed

Votes can be

taken to

collect

opinions and

make changes

to amend the

Bill

Members of the

National

Assembly

provide

comments on the

Bills

The Bill is

then

submitted tothe National

Assembly

The

government

proposes the

Bill.

IV C i ith Vi t


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BRITAIN VIET NAM

PUBLICCONSULTAT

-IONS- During Draft

Bill Process

- compulsoryBILL

ASSENT

Discussionfor

amendments

By The

Monarch

After Bills are

submitted to

The National

Assembly (IfNESSESSARY)

By the

President

Debates

between

Houses toreach the

agreement

The National

Assemblys

members discuss& pass the Bills

on the basis of a

simple majority

IV. Comparison with Vietnams process


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