Writ of Referendum

(1) The Governor-General shall, within thirty days– (a) of the passing of the resolution by the National Assembly pursuant to section 2(1)(a); 6 (b) of the receipt of the certificate from the Chief Elections Officer pursuant to section 2(4), verifying that the petition has been duly signed by the requisite number of electors as specified in section 2(3); or (c) of a request made to that effect by the Prime Minister in respect of the circumstances set out in section 2(1)(c) or (d), issue a Writ of Referendum in a form similar to the Writ of Elections in the Schedule V to the Representation of the People Act, with any modifications and adaptations as may be necessary to satisfy the provisions of this Act, to the returning officers of the electoral divisions of Belize, or the particular district or area, as the case may be. (2) The day named in the Writ for the holding of a referendum shall not be less than thirty days after the issue of the Writ. (3) The Writ of Referendum shall specify whether the referendum shall be held in the whole of Belize or in any specific district or area of Belize. (4) Upon receipt of the Writ, every returning officer to whom the Writ is addressed shall proceed to hold the referendum in accordance with this Act and the directions of the Elections and Boundaries Commission.