The phrase "a draft clause" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a preliminary version of a specific section or provision in a legal document or contract.
Example: "Before finalizing the agreement, we need to review a draft clause regarding the payment terms."
Alternatives: "proposed clause" or "preliminary clause".
Another draft clause calls for a 100-fold increase in international financing on biodiversity, which would be raised principally in industrialised nations and primarily spent in the developing world.
"There is no more clarity about the government's plans than there was back in May: we have no indication as to whether the government intends to publish a white paper, draft clauses or indeed a draft bill for pre-legislative scrutiny.
West Bengal: Business investors are wary of the state government's newly introduced draft clause in land-lease agreements.
Ministers are also looking at publishing draft clauses for a reformed House of Lords, with the aim of securing an all-party agreement before the next election.
This will be followed by draft clauses on a proposed bill in the new year that will be formally introduced to parliament after the UK general election next May.
The draft clauses of a proposed parliamentary bill implementing the findings of the cross-party Smith commission on the devolution of further powers to Scotland were launched by Prime Minister David Cameron in Edinburgh last week.
The UK government now has a deadline of January 25 , 2015 to draft clauses implementing the agreements outlined in the report.
So each party places a different interpretation, a different emphasis upon aspects of the document and draft clauses.
The justice secretary had been planning to publish detailed draft clauses next week in line with a commitment in the Queen's Speech.
Mr Carmichael earlier stated the draft clauses will be produced by 25 January 2015 with a bill delivered in the UK parliament following the next general election.
