Belize Constitution (Senate) Standing Orders

Cap. 4s03 · Revised Edition 2020 · 86 sections

s. 1Title
s. 2Oath of Allegiance
s. 3Election of President
s. 4Election of Vice-President
s. 5Presiding in the Senate and in Committee
s. 6Duties of the Clerk of the Senate
s. 7Language
s. 8Quorum
s. 9Days of Sitting
s. 10Hours of Sitting
s. 11Adjournment of the Senate
s. 12Adjournment - Definite Matters of Urgent Public Importance
s. 13Order of Business
s. 14Petitions
s. 15Papers
s. 16Nature of Questions
s. 17Notice of Questions
s. 18Contents of Questions
s. 19Manner of Asking and Answering Questions
s. 20Personal Explanations
s. 21Arrangement of Public Business
s. 22Public Money
s. 23Notice of Motions or Amendments
s. 24Period of Notice
s. 25Exemption from Notice
s. 26Dispensing with Notice
s. 27Privilege Motions
s. 28Moving of Motions
s. 29Seconding of Motions and Amendments
s. 30Motions not moved or seconded
s. 31Withdrawal of Motions
s. 32Amendments to Motions - How Moved and Put
s. 33Time and Manner of Speaking
s. 34Right of Reply
s. 35Interruptions
s. 36Contents of Speeches
s. 37Scope of Debate
s. 38Anticipations
s. 39Closure of Debate
s. 40Rules for Members not Speaking
s. 41Time Limit of Speeches
s. 42Responsibility for orders in the Senate and in Committee
s. 43President to be heard in Silence
s. 44Order in the Senate and in Committee
s. 45Decision of Questions
s. 46Collection of Voices
s. 47Division
s. 48Procedure on Bills - Introduction and First Reading of Bills
s. 49Appointment of Days for Stages of Bill
s. 50Form of Bills
s. 51Second Reading of Bills
s. 52Committal of Bills
s. 53Functions of Committees on Bill
s. 54Procedure in Committee of the whole Senate on a Bill
s. 55Procedure in Select Committee on a Bill
s. 56Procedure on reporting of Bills from Committee of the whole Senate
s. 57Recommittal of Bills Reported from Committee of the whole Senate
s. 58Procedure on Bills Reported from Select Committee
s. 59Third Reading
s. 60Procedure on House of Representatives Amendments
s. 61Withdrawal of Bills
s. 62Bills containing substantially the same provisions
s. 63Money Bills
s. 64Sessional Select Committees
s. 65Standing Orders Committee
s. 66House Committee
s. 67Committee of Privileges
s. 68Regulations Committee
s. 69Special Select Committees
s. 70Constitution and Chairman of Select Committee
s. 71Joint Select Committees
s. 72Procedure in Select Committees
s. 73Divisions in Select Committee
s. 74Premature Publication of Evidence
s. 75Reports from Select Committees
s. 76Private Bills
s. 77Miscellaneous - Absence of Members
s. 78Employment of Members in Professional Capacity
s. 79Report of Debates
s. 80Strangers
s. 81Press
s. 82Amendment of Standing Orders
s. 83Suspension of Standing Orders
s. 84General Authority of the President
s. 85Absence of the President
s. 86Interpretation