Public bill

Public bill


In the legislative process, a public bill is a bill which proposes a law of general application throughout the jurisdiction in which it is proposed, and which if enacted will hence become a public law or public act.

The term "public bill" differentiates such a bill from a private bill, which is a legislative bill affecting only a single person, group, or area, such as a bill granting a named person citizenship or, previously, granting named persons a legislative divorce.

In practice, some technically-public acts can have the effect of private acts by the addition of such restrictions such as limiting their effect only to areas falling within a certain population bracket or otherwise-specific restriction.

Public bills in the United Kingdom

Public Bills are the most common bills introduced to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bills can be proposed in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords by government ministers and they usually concern the general public's interest. [ [http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/public.cfm UK Parliament, Public Bills] ]

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