316usman/thematic2c huggingface dataset:
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BELIZE No.5/1/14 SENATE Tuesday, 9 th March 2021 10:00 A.M. ­­­*­­­ ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.

2.

3.

6.

Prayers.

Oath of Allegiance or Affirmation.

Announcements by the President.

Paper.

2/1/14 ­ Senate (Amendment) Standing Orders, 2021.

(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) 13.

Motions relating to the Business or Sittings of the Senate.

14.

Public Business.

A.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS I MOTION (For Text of Motion see Notice Paper attached ) 1.
Amendment of Standing Orders of the Senate Motion, 2021.

(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) II BILLS FOR SECOND READING 1.

Central Bank of Belize (Amendment) Bill, 2021.


Bill for an Act to amend the Central Bank of Belize Act, Chapter 262 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to provide for emergency programs and facilities in unusual and exigent economic, financial or systemic circumstances; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

2 2.

Public Contracts Commission Bill, 2021.


Bill for an Act to establish the Office of the Public Contracts Commission to monitor the award and implementation of public contracts for the purpose of ensuring that such contracts are awarded impartially and on merit; to investigate fraud, corruption, mismanagement, waste or abuse in the award of public contracts; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) III COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE ON BILLS IV BILLS FOR THIRD READING ﹣ ﹣ ﹣ ﹣ BELIZE No.5/1/14 3 SENATE Tuesday, 9 th March 2021 10:00 A.M. ­­­*­­­ NOTICES OF QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS M O T I O N 1.

Amendment of Standing Orders of the Senate Motion, 2021.
WHEREAS , it is expedient to amend the Standing Orders of the Senate to allow for the Senate to meet virtually in the interest of public health, public safety, national security or public emergency; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House approves the amendment to the Standing Orders proposed in the draft Statutory Instrument annexed hereto, which is Tabled as Sessional Paper No.

2/1/14, and the Standing Orders of the Senate shall be and are hereby amended accordingly.
(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration)
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Belize Constitution BELIZE: BELIZE CONSTITUTION (ELEVENTH AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES 1.

Short title.

2.

Amendment of section 58.

3.

Amendment of section 59.

4.

Amendment of section 63.

5.

Amendment of section 64.


Belize Constitution BILL for AN ACT to amend the Belize Constitution, Chapter 4 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to provide additional grounds for the disqualification of a person as a member of the National Assembly; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(Gazetted ………………2021).


BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and Senate of Belize and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.

This Act may be cited as the BELIZE CONSTITUTION (ELEVENTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021, and shall be read and construed as one with the Belize Constitution, which, as amended, is hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.
Section 58 (1) of the principal Act is amended by 2. following new sub-paragraphs immediately after sub-paragraph (d)– inserting the BELIZE: Short title.

CAP.

4.

14 of 1985.

26 of 1988.

42 of 1999.

2 of 2001.

39 of 2001.

23 of 2005.

13 of 2008.

4 of 2010.

11 of 2011.

6 of 2021.

__ of 2021.

Amendment of section 58.


“(da) has served a sentence of imprisonment for more than twelve months, imposed by a court in or outside of Belize; (db) is under a sentence of imprisonment, or has served a sentence of imprisonment, imposed by a court in or outside of Belize, for an offence in relation to corruption or abuse of public office”.

Amendment of section 59.

3.


Section 59(3)(a) of the principal Act is amended by inserting the words “or convicted of an offence in relation to corruption or abuse of Belize Constitution public office” immediately after the words “or convicted of an offence relating to elections,”.

Section 63(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting the 4. following new sub-paragraphs immediately after sub-paragraph (e)– Amendment of section 63.
“(ea) has served a sentence of imprisonment for more than twelve months, imposed by a court in or outside of Belize; (eb) is under a sentence of imprisonment, or has served a sentence of imprisonment, imposed by a court in or outside of Belize, for an offence in relation to corruption or abuse of public office”.
Section 64(3)(a) of the principal Act is amended by inserting the 5. words “or convicted of an offence in relation to corruption or abuse of public office,” immediately after the words “or convicted of an offence relating to elections,”.

Amendment of section 64.
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BELIZE No.

HR22/1/13 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, 10th March 2023 10:00 AM -*- -*- -*- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y (1) ORDERS OF THE DAY 6.

Paper.

No.

HR150A/1/13 - Annual Report 2020 – Office of the Supervisor of Insurance and Private Pension, Ministry of Finance.

(The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment) 12.

Introduction of Bills.

1.

General Revenue Appropriation (2023/2024) Bill, 2023.
Bill for an Act to appropriate further sums of money for the use of the Public Service of Belize for the financial year ending on the thirty-first day of March, two thousand and twenty-four.

2.

Customs Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Regulation Act, Chapter 49 of the Substantive Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2020, to provide for measures to ensure compliance with the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations in relation laundering, combatting the financing of terrorism and combatting proliferation financing; to provide for the requirement to keep records; to provide for forfeiture of undeclared currency; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
regarding anti-money laws to 3.

Non-Profit Organisations Bill, 2023.

Bill for an Act to provide for the regulation of Non-Profit Organisations; to protect Non-Profit Organisations from terrorist financing abuse; to satisfy the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations with respect to laws regarding combating the financing of terrorism; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment) 2 4.

Supplies Control (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

Bill for an Act to amend the Supplies Control Act, Chapter 293 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020; to provide for the power to issue of violation tickets for particular offences; to provide for the publication of the names and particulars of offenders; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(The Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, & Enterprise) 14.

Public Business.

A.

Government Business I MOTION (For Text of Motion see Notice Paper attached) 1.

Official Charities Fund Motion, 2023.

Cabinet’s recommendation to be signified.

(The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment)  3 BELIZE No.
HR22/1/13 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, 10th March 2023 10:00 AM -*- -*- -*- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y (1) NOTICES OF QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS M O T I O N 1.

Official Charities Fund Motion, 2023.

Notice given on 8th March 2023.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT this House approves the expenditure of $2,385,089 from the Official Charities Fund as detailed in Appendix A of the Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending 31st March 2024.

Cabinet’s recommendation to be signified.


(The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment) 
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Resolution Authorizing the Accession to the American Treaty on Pacific Settlement “Pact of Bogota” Motion, 2022.
WHEREAS, the American Treaty on Pacific Settlement “PACT OF BOGOTA” (hereinafter referred to as “the Pact”) was adopted on the 30th of April 1948, at the Ninth International Conference of American States, and entered into force on 6th May 1949; AND WHEREAS, the objective of the Pact is to, inter alia, refrain from the threat, use of force, or any other means of coercion for the settlement of controversies, and to have recourse at all times to pacific procedures; and to settle international controversies by regional procedures before referring them to the Security Council of the United Nations by the procedures and in the manner and under the conditions provided for in said Treaty; AND WHEREAS, the Pact has been utilized by parties thereto for the pacific settlement of disputes between them by invoking the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice; AND WHEREAS, the Government of Belize considers it prudent to accede to the Pact; AND WHEREAS, section 61(A)(2)(a) of the Belize Constitution, as amended by the Belize Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act (No.
13 of 2008), provides that the Senate shall authorize the ratification, including adhesion or accession, to any treaty by the Government of Belize; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Honourable Senate authorizes the Government of Belize to accede to the Pact, a full text of which is hereto annexed.
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BELIZE No.

HR40/1/12 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, 3 rd August 2020 10:00 A.M. ­*­ ­*­ ­*­ ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.

Prayers.

12.

Introduction of Bills.

1.

Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

Bill for an Act to amend the Immigration Act, Chapter 156 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, to expand the duties of immigrants entering Belize; 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) 2.
Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2020. for an Act Bill to amend the Hotels and Tourist Accommodation Act, Chapter 285 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, to provide for the Minister to make regulations in the interest of public safety, public order and public health if there is the threat or outbreak of an infectious disease; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(The Honourable Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation) 3.
Quarantine (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

Bill for an Act to amend the Quarantine Act, Chapter 41 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, to empower the Minister to declare the whole or any part of Belize to be an area inflicted by, or under the threat of an infectious disease; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(The Honourable Minister of Health) 13.

Motions relating to the Business or Sittings of the House.

2
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Public Health 1 BELIZE: PUBLIC HEALTH (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES 1.

Short title.

2.

Amendment of section 67.

3.

Amendment of section 68.

4.

Amendment of section 82.

5.

Insertion of section 82A.

6.

Amendment of section 85.


Public Health 2 BELIZE: BILL for AN ACT to amend the Public Health Act, Chapter 40 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to expand the definition of infectious disease and dangerous infectious disease; to increase the penalty for the breach of regulations; to provide for violation tickets; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(Gazetted ................................., 2021) BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and Senate of Belize and by the authority of the same, as follows: Short title.

1.

This Act may be cited as the PUBLIC HEALTH (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021, CAP.

40. and shall be read and construed as one with the Public Health Act, which is hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.

Amendment of section 67.


The principal Act is amended in section 67(1) by inserting the 2. expression “, COVID-19” immediately after the words “yellow fever”.

Amendment of section 68.

The principal Act is amended in section 68 by inserting the expression 3.

“, COVID-19” immediately after the words “yellow fever”.

Amendment of section 82.

The principal Act is amended in section 82 by deleting the words “two 4. hundred dollars” and substituting the words “five thousand dollars”.
Insertion of section 82A.

The principal Act is amended by inserting the following section 5. immediately after section 82– “Minister to make regulations for infectious diseases.

82A.–(1) The Minister may make regulations for preventing, controlling, containing and suppressing the threat, outbreak or spread of an infectious disease.
Public Health 3 (2) Without the foregoing, regulations made under sub-section (1) may provide for– the generality of limiting (a) the issue of violation tickets for the breach or contravention of any regulation; (b) the form of the violation ticket; (c) (d) (e) the fine to be stated on the violation ticket, which shall not exceed one thousand dollars; persons by whom the violation ticket may be issued; the places where the fine stated on the violation ticket may be paid; (f) the time for paying such fines; (g) (h) the penalty for failure to pay the fine within the time specified; and the procedure for requesting a court hearing by a person who has been issued with the violation ticket.
(3) Notwithstanding sub-section (2), regulations made under this section may provide that any breach or contravention of any such regulation may be punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years.”.

The principal Act is amended in section 85 by deleting the words “one 6. hundred dollars” and substituting the words “five thousand dollars”.

Amendment of section 85.
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BELIZE: Immigration IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1.

2.

Short title.

Amendment of section 24.

No.

18] Immigration 189 No.

18 of 2020 I assent, (SIR COLVILLE N. YOUNG) Governor-General 7th August, 2020.

AN ACT to amend the Immigration Act, Chapter 156 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to expand the duties of immigrants entering Belize; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(Gazetted 8th August, 2020).


BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and Senate of Belize and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.

This Act may be cited as the Short Title.

IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT)ACT, 2020, 190 CAP.

156.

1 of 2014.

13 of 2016.

46 of 2017.

10 of 2018.

Amendment of section 24.

Immigration [No.

18 and shall be read and construed as one with the Immigration Act, which, as amended, is hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.

2.
Section 24 of the principal Act is amended– (a) in sub-section (4) by– (i) deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) and substituting a semi- colon; and (ii) inserting the paragraphs after paragraph (c)– following new “(d) submit to a medical test by a medical officer where there is the threat, outbreak or spread of an infectious disease; and (e) furnish any other document as prescribed by any other law.”; (b) by repealing sub-section (5) and substituting the following– “(5) Any foreigner who refuses to comply with the requirements under sub- section (4) shall be refused leave to land in Belize and if he arrives by any vessel the master of such vessel shall be served with a notice of such fact.”; and (c) by inserting the following new sub-sections after sub-section (5)– No.
18] Immigration 191 “(5A) For the purposes of sub-section (5), foreigner means any person who is not a citizen of Belize.

(5B) A Belizean who refuses to comply with the requirements under sub- section (4) (c), and (d) shall be handed over to the Quarantine Authority to be dealt with under section 3A of the Quarantine Act.”.

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Non-Governmental Organisations BELIZE: NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1.

Short title.

2.

Amendment of section 2.

3.

Repeal and replacement of section 5.

No.

26] Non-Governmental Organisations 471 No.

26 of 2022 I assent, I assent, (H.E.

DAME FROYLA TZALAM) (H.E.

DAME FROYLA TZALAM) Governor-General Governor-General 1010thth November, 2022.

November, 2022.
November, 2022.

AN ACT to amend the Non-Governmental Organisations Act, Chapter 315 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020; to provide for the appointment a Registrar of Non-Governmental Organisations; to provide for the appointment of a Deputy Registrar of Non-Governmental Organisations; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(Gazetted 15th November, 2022) BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and Senate of Belize and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.

This Act may be cited as the Short title.

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022, 472 Non-Governmental Organisations [No.

26 CAP.

315. and shall be read and construed as one with the Non- Governmental Organisations Act which is hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.

Amendment of section 2.

2.


The principal Act is amended in section 2 by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical sequence, the following new definition– ““Registrar” means the Registrar of Non- Governmental Organisations appointed under section 5;”.

Repeal and replacement of section 5.

3.

The principal Act is amended by repealing section 5 and replacing it with the following– “(1) The Director General of the Financial Services Commission shall be the Registrar of Non- Governmental Organisations.
(2) The Deputy Registrar appointed under section 283 of the Belize Companies Act shall be the Deputy Registrar of Non-Governmental Organisations.

(3) The Registrar may, by instrument in writing, delegate any of his duties under this Act to the Deputy Registrar appointed under sub-section (2).

(4) Pursuant to a delegation under sub-section (3), the Deputy Registrar shall have the relevant powers under this Act to perform such duties as specified in the instrument of delegation.
(5) A delegation under sub-section (3) is revocable by the Registrar and the delegation of the exercise of a power or the performance of a function shall not preclude its exercise or performance by the Registrar.

No.

26] Non-Governmental Organisations 473 (6) The Registrar may have such other staff as may enable the full and effectual discharge of his duties as provided under this Act.”.

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Non-Governmental Organisations BELIZE: NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (AMENDMENT)ACT, 2017 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1.

Short title.

2.

Repeal and replacement of section 4.

No.

21] Non-Governmental Organisations 251 No.


21 of 2017 I assent, (SIR COLVILLE N. YOUNG) Governor-General 16th February, 2017 AN ACT to amend the Non-Governmental Organisations Act, Chapter 315 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, to make further provision for the recognition of the status of registered Non- Governmental Organisations; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(Gazetted 25th February, 2017.)


BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and Senate of Belize and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.

This Act may be cited as the Short title and construction.

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017, 252 Non-Governmental Organisations [No.

21 and shall be read and construed as one with the Non- Governmental Organisations Act, which as amended, is hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.
Repeal and replacement of section 4.

2.

Section 4 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: “Entitlements of registered Non- Governmental Organisations.

4.

(1) No entity other than a Non-Governmental Organisation registered under this Act is entitled to, (a) either on its own account or in association with any other person, represent the interests of Non- Governmental Organisations; or (b) enjoy any tax benefits provided under this Act.
(2) Subsection (1) (a) is not to be construed as limiting the effect of section 20.”.

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Resolution Authorizing the Ratification by Belize of the Revised Standard Text of the Small Quantities Protocol Under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement in Connection to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Motion, 2021.
WHEREAS, the Government of Belize ratified the Original Standard Text of the Small Quantities Protocol under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (hereinafter “CSA”) in connection to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (hereinafter “NPT”) on 21 January 1997; AND WHEREAS, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter “the Agency”) concluded for ratification a Revised Standard Text of the Small Quantities Protocol (hereinafter “the Revised Protocol”) on 20 September 2005; AND WHEREAS, the Revised Protocol was endorsed by the Review Conference of the Parties of the NPT to strengthen the application of the nuclear safeguards system; AND WHEREAS, the Government of Belize is desirous of ratifying the Revised Protocol pursuant to Article 23 of the CSA; AND WHEREAS, section 61(A)(2)(a) of the Belize Constitution, as amended by the Belize Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act (No.
13 of 2008), provides that the Senate shall authorize the ratification of any treaty by the Government of Belize; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate authorizes the Government of Belize to ratify the Revised Standard Text of the Small Quantities Protocol, the amended text of which is hereto annexed.
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BELIZE No.

HR23/1/13 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, 22nd March 2023 10:00 AM -*- -*- -*- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y (1) ORDERS OF THE DAY 7.

Presentation of Report from Select Committee.

No.

HR161/1/13 - Report from the Public Service, Labour, Industry and Trade Committee on the Non- Profit Organisations Bill, 2023.

(The Honourable Chairman of the Public Service, Labour, Industry and Trade Committee) 14.

Public Business.

A.

Government Business I BILL FOR SECOND READING 1.


Non-Profit Organisations Bill, 2023.

Bill for an Act to provide for the regulation of Non-Profit Organisations; to protect Non-Profit Organisations from terrorist financing abuse; to satisfy the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations with respect to laws regarding combating the financing of terrorism; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment) II COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON BILL III BILL FOR THIRD READING 
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BELIZE No.

HR22/1/13 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, 10th March 2023 10:00 AM -*- -*- -*- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y (1) ORDERS OF THE DAY 6.

Paper.

No.

HR150A/1/13 - Annual Report 2020 – Office of the Supervisor of Insurance and Private Pension, Ministry of Finance.

(The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment) 12.

Introduction of Bills.

1.

General Revenue Appropriation (2023/2024) Bill, 2023.
Bill for an Act to appropriate further sums of money for the use of the Public Service of Belize for the financial year ending on the thirty-first day of March, two thousand and twenty-four.

2.

Customs Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Regulation Act, Chapter 49 of the Substantive Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2020, to provide for measures to ensure compliance with the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations in relation laundering, combatting the financing of terrorism and combatting proliferation financing; to provide for the requirement to keep records; to provide for forfeiture of undeclared currency; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
regarding anti-money laws to 3.

Non-Profit Organisations Bill, 2023.

Bill for an Act to provide for the regulation of Non-Profit Organisations; to protect Non-Profit Organisations from terrorist financing abuse; to satisfy the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations with respect to laws regarding combating the financing of terrorism; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment) 2 4.

Supplies Control (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

Bill for an Act to amend the Supplies Control Act, Chapter 293 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020; to provide for the power to issue of violation tickets for particular offences; to provide for the publication of the names and particulars of offenders; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(The Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, & Enterprise) 14.

Public Business.

A.

Government Business I MOTION (For Text of Motion see Notice Paper attached) 1.

Official Charities Fund Motion, 2023.

Cabinet’s recommendation to be signified.

(The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment)  3 BELIZE No.
HR22/1/13 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, 10th March 2023 10:00 AM -*- -*- -*- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y (1) NOTICES OF QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS M O T I O N 1.

Official Charities Fund Motion, 2023.

Notice given on 8th March 2023.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT this House approves the expenditure of $2,385,089 from the Official Charities Fund as detailed in Appendix A of the Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending 31st March 2024.

Cabinet’s recommendation to be signified.


(The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment) 
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BELIZE No.7/1/14 SENATE Friday, 4th June 2021 10:00 A.M. ---*--- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y ORDERS OF THE DAY 14.

Public Business.

A.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS I MOTION (For Text of Motion see Notice Paper attached) 1.

Resolution Authorizing the Ratification by Belize of the Revised Standard Text of the Small Quantities Protocol Under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement in Connection to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Motion, 2021.
(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) II COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE ON MOTION  BELIZE No.7/1/14 2 SENATE Friday, 4th June 2021 10:00 A.M. ---*--- S U P P L E M E N T A R Y ORDERS OF THE DAY NOTICES OF QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS M O T I O N 1.
Resolution Authorizing the Ratification by Belize of the Revised Standard Text of the Small Quantities Protocol Under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement in Connection to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Motion, 2021.
WHEREAS, the Government of Belize ratified the Original Standard Text of the Small Quantities Protocol under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (hereinafter “CSA”) in connection to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (hereinafter “NPT”) on 21 January 1997; AND WHEREAS, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter “the Agency”) concluded for ratification a Revised Standard Text of the Small Quantities Protocol (hereinafter “the Revised Protocol”) on 20 September 2005; AND WHEREAS, the Revised Protocol was endorsed by the Review Conference of the Parties of the NPT to strengthen the application of the nuclear safeguards system; AND WHEREAS, the Government of Belize is desirous of ratifying the Revised Protocol pursuant to Article 23 of the CSA; AND WHEREAS, section 61(A)(2)(a) of the Belize Constitution, as amended by the Belize Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act (No.
13 of 2008), provides that the Senate shall authorize the ratification of any treaty by the Government of Belize; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate authorizes the Government of Belize to ratify the Revised Standard Text of the Small Quantities Protocol, the amended text of which is hereto annexed.

(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) 
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Resolution Authorizing the Ratification by Belize of the Air Services Agreement between the Government of Qatar and the Government of Belize Motion, 2023.
WHEREAS, the Air Services Agreement between the Government of Qatar and the Government of Belize (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”) was signed on 30th September 2022, in Montreal, Canada at the 41st Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization; AND WHEREAS, the Agreement provides rights to airlines designated by the Parties for the purpose of operating international air services on the routes specified in the Annex of the Agreement, with these rights being: the right to fly without landing across the territory of the other Party for non-traffic purposes; and the right to make stops at the points and routes specified in the Agreement for the purposes of taking on board and discharging international traffic in passengers, cargo or mail, or in combination and other matters related to the grant of these rights; AND WHEREAS, the Government of Belize is desirous of ratifying the Agreement, pursuant to Article 22 of the Agreement; AND WHEREAS, section 61(A)(2)(a) of the Belize Constitution, as amended by the Belize Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act (No.
13 of 2008), provides that the Senate shall authorize the ratification of any treaty by the Government of Belize; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate authorizes the Government of Belize to ratify the Air Services Agreement between the Government of Qatar and the Government of Belize, a full text of which is hereto annexed.
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Resolution Authorizing the Ratification by Belize of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Motion, 2022.
WHEREAS, the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (hereafter “the Convention”) was adopted in Paris, France, on 24th November 2016, and signed by the Government of Belize on 11th January 2019, with a provisional list of expected reservations and notifications; AND WHEREAS, the Convention intends to ensure that existing agreements for the avoidance of double taxation on income are interpreted to eliminate double taxation with respect to the taxes covered by those agreements without creating opportunities for non-taxation or reduced taxation through tax evasion or avoidance and to provide an effective mechanism to implement agreed changes in a synchronised and efficient manner across the network of existing agreements for the avoidance of double taxation on income without the need to bilaterally renegotiate each such agreement; AND WHEREAS, Belize is presently a Party to agreements for the avoidance of double taxation on income that are in force with the following Parties to the Convention – Austria, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom – and some or all of which may be affected upon entry into force of the Convention in Belize; AND WHEREAS, section 61A(2)(a) of the Belize Constitution, as amended by the Belize Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act (No.
13 of 2008), provides that the Senate shall authorize the ratification of any agreement by the Government of Belize; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate authorizes the Government of Belize to ratify the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, a full text of which is hereto annexed.
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Resolution Authorizing the Ratification by Belize of the Agreement Establishing the Free Trade Area Between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic and its Protocol Motion, 2021.
WHEREAS, the Agreement Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”) which was signed on 22nd August 1998, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and its Protocol which was signed on 28th April 2000; AND WHEREAS, the objectives of the Agreement and its Protocol are the establishment of a Free Trade Area between the Parties; the promotion and expansion of the sale of goods originating in the territories of the Parties through, inter-alia, free access to the markets of the Parties, elimination of non-tariff barriers to trade, and the establishment of a system of rules of Origin, Customs Cooperation, and the Harmonization of Technical, Sanitary, and Phyto-Sanitary Procedures; the progressive liberalization of trade in services; the liberalization of the movement of capital between the Parties and the promotion and protection of investments; the promotion of the active participation of private economic agents, including the promotion and establishment of joint ventures; the promotion and development of cooperative activities in agriculture, mining, industry, construction, tourism, insurance, capital markets, transportation, professional services, and science and technology; and the discouragement of anti- competitive business practices between and within the Parties; telecommunications, banking, AND WHEREAS, the Government of Belize is desirous of ratifying the Agreement and its Protocol pursuant to Article 22 of the Agreement and Article XI of the Protocol; AND WHEREAS, section 61(A)(2)(a) of the Belize Constitution, as amended by the Belize Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act (No.
13 of 2008), provides that the Senate shall authorize the ratification of any treaty by the Government of Belize; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate authorizes the Government of Belize to ratify the Agreement Establishing the Free Trade Area between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic and its Protocol, a full text of which are hereto annexed.
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Resolution Authorizing the Accession of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (SPRFMO) Motion, 2022.
WHEREAS, in 2006, Australia, Chile and New Zealand initiated a series of consultations in response to a regulatory gap that existed in the South Pacific Ocean for the international conservation and management of non-highly migratory fisheries and protection of biodiversity in the marine environment; AND WHEREAS, as a result of these consultations, it was agreed to establish the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) with the ongoing responsibility for this task; AND WHEREAS, the SPRFMO Convention entered into force on 24th August 2012; AND WHEREAS, Belize has since developed the necessary regulatory and institutional framework to ensure the proper management and control of all its fishing vessels in all areas where fishing possibilities exist, including the South Pacific Ocean; AND WHEREAS, the Government of Belize is desirous of acceding to the SPRFMO Convention to gain full membership Status; AND WHEREAS, section 61 (A) (2) (a) of the Belize Constitution, as amended by the Belize Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act (No 13 of 2008), provides that the Senate shall authorize the accession to any treaty by the Government of Belize; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate authorizes the Government of Belize to accede to the Convention, a full text of which is hereto annexed.
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BELIZE No.25/1/14 SENATE Wednesday, 19th April 2023 9:00 A.M. ---*--- ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.

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Prayers.

Oath of Allegiance of a new Senator.

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Announcement by the President.

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Bills brought from the House of Representatives.

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Extradition Bill, 2023; Legal Aid Bill, 2023; and Non-Profit Organisations Bill, 2023.

(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration) 13.

Motions relating to the Business or Sittings of the Senate.

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Public Business.

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GOVERNMENT BUSINESS I BILLS FOR SECOND READING 1.

Senior Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

Bill for an Act to amend the Senior Courts Act, Act No.

27 of 2022, of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020; to remove provisions relating to the assignment of attorneys-at-law by the court to provide legal aid services; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration) II COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE ON BILLS III BILLS FOR THIRD READING 
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BELIZE No.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rd ​ November 2018 Friday, 23 10:00 AM -*- -*- -*- ORDERS OF THE DAY Prayers.

Oath of Allegiance of a New Member.

Announcements by the Speaker.

Bills brought from the Senate.

Petitions.

Papers.

Presentation of Reports from Select Committees.

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HR170/1/12 - Report from the Public Utilities, Transport and Communications Committee on the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

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HR171/1/12 - Report from the Public Utilities, Transport and Communications Committee on the Bills of Sale (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

(The Honourable Chairman of the Public Utilities, Transport and Communications Committee) No.

HR172/1/12 - Report from the Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee on the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

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Questions to Ministers.


Requests for leave to move the adjournment of the House on definite matters of urgent public importance.

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Mini sters.

Perso nal Expl anati ons.

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Introduction of Bills.

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Motions relating to the Business or Sittings of the House.

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Public Business.

I BILLS FOR SECOND READING 1.

Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
Bill for an Act to amend the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, Chapter 91 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised to make provisions allowing petitions for Edition 2011; divorce by consent of in non-contentious proceedings; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

the parties (The Right Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Labour, Energy, Public Utilities, Public ​​ Local Government, Rural Development, ​​ Service and Elections and Boundaries) 2.
Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

Bill for an Act to amend the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 230 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to make better provisions in relation to the registration requirements of bills of sale in relation to vehicles and trailers requiring registration to be done with a Transport Department or municipal authority in the respective district; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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Bills of Sale (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

Bill for an Act to amend the Bills of Sale Act, Chapter 246 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to make better provisions in relation to the registration requirements of bills of sale in relation to vehicles and trailers by requiring registration to be done with a Transport Department or municipal authority in the respective district; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Supreme Court of Judicature BELIZE: SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1.

Short title.

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Insertion of new section 129A.

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Amendment of section 133.

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21 of 2018 I assent, (SIR COLVILLE N. YOUNG) Governor-General 4th December, 2018 AN ACT to amend the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, Chapter 91 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011; to make provisions allowing petitions for divorce by consent of the parties in non-contentious proceedings; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(Gazetted 8th December, 2018).


BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and Senate of Belize and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.

This Act may be cited as the Short title.

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018, 132 CAP.

91.

Supreme Court of Judicature [No.

21 and shall be read and construed as one with the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, which, as amended, is hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.

Insertion of new section 129A.


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The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 129 the following new section - “Petition by consent of parties.

129A.

(1) Notwithstanding section 129, a petition for divorce by consent of the parties may be presented to the Registrar by either the husband or the wife on the grounds that they can no longer live together as husband and wife and that they consent that the marriage should be dissolved.
(2) Notwithstanding section 131, no petition for divorce by consent of the parties shall be presented to the Registrar unless at the date of the presentation of the petition one year has passed since the date of the marriage.

(3) For the purposes of the application of this section, consent shall not be considered collusion.” Amendment of section 133.

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Section 133 of the principal Act is amended by inserting the clause “under section 129,” immediately after the words “On a petition for divorce” in the chapeau.

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Appointment of Ms. Zoe Roberson - Zetina as a Member of the Integrity Commission Motion, 2022.
WHEREAS, section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 105 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020, provides for the establishment of a body to be known as the Integrity Commission which shall consist of a Chairperson, who shall be an attorney-at-law with not less than five years standing, and six other members who shall be persons of integrity and high national standing; AND WHEREAS, it is further provided by subsection (2) of that section that two members of the Integrity Commission shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister given with the concurrence of the Leader of the Opposition, and the other members of the Integrity Commission, including the Chairperson, shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister given after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition; AND WHEREAS, after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Prime Minister intends to advise the Governor-General to appoint MS. ZOE ROBERSON – ZETINA, as a member of the Integrity Commission; AND WHEREAS, MS. ZOE ROBERSON - ZETINA is a person of integrity and high national standing; AND WHEREAS, subsections (2) (c) and (3) of section 61A of the Constitution of Belize provide that a member of the Integrity Commission can only be validly appointed with the prior approval of the Senate; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable Senate, having perused the curriculum vitae of MS. ZOE ROBERSON - ZETINA, and being satisfied that she is a fit and proper person to be appointed as a member of the Integrity Commission, hereby approves the said appointment for a period of two (2) years with effect from 1st April 2022.
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Appointment of Mrs. Andrea McSweaney-Mckoy as Chairperson of the Integrity Commission Motion, 2022.
WHEREAS, section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 105 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020, provides for the establishment of a body to be known as the Integrity Commission which shall consist of a Chairperson, who shall be an attorney-at-law with not less than five years standing, and six other members who shall be persons of integrity and high national standing; AND WHEREAS, it is further provided by subsection (2) of that section that two members of the Integrity Commission shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister given with the concurrence of the Leader of the Opposition, and the other members of the Integrity Commission, including the Chairperson shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister given after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition; AND WHEREAS, section, 3 (2) of the Act further provides that in the process of consultation with the Leader of the Opposition for the appointment of the Chairperson, the Prime Minister shall use his best endeavours to secure the agreement of the Leader of the Opposition; AND WHEREAS, after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Prime Minister intends to advise the Governor-General to appoint MRS. ANDREA MCSWEANEY-MCKOY, Attorney-At-Law, as the Chairperson of the Integrity Commission; AND WHEREAS, MRS. ANDREA MCSWEANEY-MCKOY is a person of integrity and high national standing and is duly qualified to be appointed as the Chairperson of the Integrity Commission; AND WHEREAS, subsections (2) (c) and (3) of section 61A of the Constitution of Belize provide that a member of the Integrity Commission can only be validly appointed with the prior approval of the Senate; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable Senate, having perused the curriculum vitae of MRS. ANDREA MCSWEANEY-MCKOY, and being satisfied that she is a fit and proper person to be appointed as Chairperson of the Integrity Commission, hereby approves the said appointment for a period of two (2) years with effect from 1st April 2022.