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BELIZE No.40/1/13 SENATE Tuesday, 28th April 2020 10:00 A.M. ---*--- ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.

Prayers.

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Announcements by the President.

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Motions relating to the Business or Sittings of the Senate.

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Public Business.

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

Extending the Period of Public Emergency in the Country of Belize Declared by Proclamation of the Governor-General on April 1, 2020, Motion, 2020.
(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Food, Agriculture and Immigration) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE ON MOTION BELIZE No.40/1/13 2 SENATE Tuesday, 28th April 2020 10:00 A.M. ---*--- NOTICES OF QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS M O T I O N 1.

Extending the Period of Public Emergency in the Country of Belize Declared by Proclamation of the Governor-General on April 1, 2020, Motion, 2020.
WHEREAS, section 18 (2) of the Belize Constitution provides that the Governor-General may, by proclamation which shall be published in the Gazette, declare that a state of public emergency exists for the purposes of Part II of the Constitution; AND WHEREAS, section 18 (3) of the Belize Constitution provides that, in order to have effect, the proclamation must contain a declaration of the Governor-General that he is satisfied that a public emergency has arisen as a result of the outbreak of infectious disease; AND WHEREAS, section 18 (4) of the Belize Constitution provides that a proclamation made under section 18 (2) may be made so as to apply only to such part of Belize as may be specified in the proclamation; AND WHEREAS, section 18 (5) of the Belize Constitution provides that a proclamation made by the Governor-General for the purposes of and in accordance with section 18 of the Constitution shall, unless previously revoked, remain in force for a period not exceeding one month; but may be extended from time to time by a resolution passed by the National Assembly for further periods, not exceeding in respect of each such extension a period of twelve months; and may be revoked at any time by a resolution of the National Assembly; AND WHEREAS, having been satisfied that a public emergency had arisen in the entire country of Belize as a result of the outbreak of the infectious disease known as COVID-19, the Governor-General, by Proclamation made on the 1st day of April 2020, by Statutory Instrument No.
45 of 2020, declared that a state of public emergency exists in the entire country of Belize and that the Proclamation shall, unless previously revoked, remain in force for a period not exceeding one month, or such longer period, not exceeding twelve months, as may be determined by resolution passed by the National Assembly; AND WHEREAS, recognizing that the period of public emergency shall expire at the end of day on the 30th day of April 2020 and being satisfied that a period of public emergency persists in the entire country of Belize as a result of the outbreak of the infectious disease known as COVID-19; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House, being satisfied that a period of public emergency persists in the entire country of 3 Belize as a result of the outbreak of the infectious disease known as COVID-19, hereby extends the period of public emergency in the country of Belize for a further period of two months.
(Leader of Government Business and Minister of Food, Agriculture and Immigration) 