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BELIZE No.

HR33/1/12 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, 20 th December 2019 10:00 A.M. ­*­ ­*­ ­*­ ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.

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Prayers.

Presentation of Reports from Select Committees.

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HR230/1/12 ­ Report from the Finance and Economic Development Committee on the Deposit Insurance Bill, 2019.

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HR231/1/12 ­ Report from the Finance and Economic Development the International Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

Committee on (The Honourable Chairman of the Finance and Economic Development Committee) No.
HR232/1/12 ­ Report from the Public Service, Labour, Industry and Trade Committee on the Customs and Excise Duties (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2019.

(The Honourable Chairman of the Public Service, Labour, Industry and Trade Committee) No.

HR233/1/12 ­ Report from the National Security and Immigration Committee on the Chief of Defence Staff Bill, 2019.

(The Honourable Chairman of the National Security and Immigration Committee) 12.

Introduction of Bills.

1.

Social Security (Amendment) Bill, 2019.


Bill for an Act to amend the Social Security Act, Chapter 44 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to remove offences in relation to insurance stamp; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2019.


Bill for an Act to amend the Income and Business Tax Act, Chapter 55 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to provide for taxation of foreign­source receipts under the business tax; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

3.

Free Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019.


Bill for an Act to amend the Free Zones Act, Chapter 278 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to remove the requirement for a permit for certain services to operate within the free zone; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

4.

Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill, 2019.


Bill for an Act to amend the Fiscal Incentives Act, Chapter 54 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to remove the prohibition on declaration as an approved enterprise if that enterprise has products destined for the domestic or CARICOM market; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

5.

Tax Administration and Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
Bill for an Act to amend the Tax Administration and Procedure Act, Act No.

8 of to provide for the liability of persons who have 2019; obtained a tax benefit by engaging in certain activities; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(The Right Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Labour, Local Government, Rural Development, Energy, Public Utilities, Public Service and Elections and Boundaries) 6.

Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
Bill for an Act to amend the Hotels and Tourist Accommodation Act, Chapter 285 of Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to licensing and modernize operating tourist accommodations; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

the minimum registration, requirement for hotels and other (The Honourable Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation) 13.

Motions relating to the Business or Sittings of the House.

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Public Business.

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Government Business I BILLS FOR SECOND READING 1 .

Deposit Insurance Bill, 2019.

Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of a Deposit Insurance Corporation and a Deposit the protection of insured deposits against the risk of loss within an insured limit; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Insurance Fund for 2 .

International Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2019.


Bill for an Act to amend the International Banking Act, Chapter 267 of to Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; improve the measures for supervision and oversight of international banks; to enhance procedures for intervention in the affairs of and other resolution action in relation to international banks; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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Customs and Excise Duties (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2019.
Bill for an Act to provide for the change of name of the Customs and Excise Duties Act to the Customs Act and to make consequential amendments to the Act to remove the provisions relating to excise duties; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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Excise (Management and Tariff) Bill, 2019.


Bill for an Act to make provision for the control of the manufacture of excisable goods, for the collection of excise duties; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(The Right Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Labour, Local Government, Rural Development, Energy, Public Utilities, Public Service and Elections and Boundaries) 5 .

Chief of Defence Staff Bill, 2019.


Bill for an Act to provide for the appointment of a person to be the Chief of the shall be Defence Staff who co­ordination of activities as between the Armed Forces and the Ministry of National Security; for the establishment of the committee of the Chief of Defence Staff; to provide for the functions of the Chief of Defence Staff; and to incidental provide for matters connected therewith or responsible for 4 thereto.
(The Honourable Minister of National Security) II COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON BILLS III BILLS FOR THIRD READING