Clause, means a clause the article in which the ex-pression occurs. [Constitution of India, Art. 366(5)]
A distinct section or provision of a legal document
or instrument, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 243.
Clauses, means a series of numbered parts into which a Bill is divided; a descriptive title is printed in the margin of each clause, Parliamentary Practice; Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 463
The main clauses of a bill in the Indian Parliament are: (i) Extent clause, (ii) Commencement clause, (iii) Definition clause, (iv) Rule making clause etc., Practice and Procedure by Parliament, M.N. Kaul & S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001, p. 537.