Belmopan City Council

Cap. 86 · Revised Edition 2020 · 74 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Constitution of Council
s. 4Term of Office of Council
s. 5Date of General Election
s. 6Qualification of members
s. 7Disqualification of certain persons from being members
s. 8Penalty for person incapable of election, or of person whose seat has become vacant, who sits or votes
s. 9Vacation of seat
s. 10Election of Mayor
s. 11Leave of absence
s. 12Power to fix allowances
s. 13Appointment of officers and employees of the Council and conditions of service
s. 14Penalty on officers taking gratuity
s. 15Qualifications for voting in Council’s elections
s. 16Election regulations
s. 17Election expenses regulations
s. 18Returning Officer and Election Clerks
s. 19Council’s meetings regulations
s. 20Vacancy not to invalidate meetings
s. 21Belmopan City Fund
s. 22Raisin g of loans
s. 23Submission of budget estimates and control of expenditure
s. 23AAppointment of Financial Controller by the Minister
s. 23BEstablishment of Belmopan City Infrastructure Fund
s. 23CRestriction on the use of Infrastructure Fund
s. 23DEstablishment of Belmopan City Sinking Fund
s. 23EManagement of Sinking Fund and Fiscal Agent
s. 23FProtection of funds
s. 23GDebt ceiling for duration of bond
s. 23H—
s. 23IBond related regulations
s. 24General powers as to streets, etc
s. 25Council’s power to co-ordinate activities of utility agencies
s. 26Penalties for damages to streets, etc
s. 27Duty to fence or repair fences in certain cases
s. 28Council may require owner to erect fence
s. 29General powers and duties of the Council
s. 30Additional general duties of the Council
s. 30AAllocation of portfolios and collective responsibility
s. 31Interpretation in this Part
s. 32Pensions to be charged on revenues of Council
s. 33Pensions not of right
s. 34Computation of service for pension
s. 35Retirement age
s. 36Pension not payable before retirement age except in certain cases
s. 37Maximum pensions
s. 38Payment of pensions
s. 39Qualifying period for pensions
s. 40Council may apply part of a person’s pension towards the maintenance of his wife or children
s. 41Pensions not assignable
s. 42Lump sum gratuity with reduced pension
s. 43Payment of pension/gratuity upon resignation
s. 44Gratuity where service does not qualify for pension
s. 45Gratuity for female officer
s. 46Pensionable service
s. 47Computation of pensions, etc., on what emoluments to be based
s. 48Pensions Regulations
s. 49General powers of Council to make by-laws
s. 50By-laws prescribing fees
s. 51Admissibility in evidence of Council’s signed documents
s. 52Proof of legal proceedings
s. 52AGeneral penalty
s. 53Acquisition of land
s. 54Execution of work in case of default
s. 55Immunity from personal liability
s. 56Protection of Council officials
s. 57Expenditure of the Council
s. 58Additional powers and functions of the Council
s. 59Recovery of penalty
s. 60Regulations
s. 61Status of officers and employees employed by RECONDEV
s. 62Transfer of property
s. 63Repeals and Savings