Qualification of alien for service as juror

(1) A naturalised citizen of Belize or an alien who has been resident in Belize for five years at least shall, if in other respects qualified and not exempted as mentioned in section 6 8 Juries of this Act, be liable to serve on juries in the same manner as if he were a natural born citizen of Belize. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, no person not being a natural born citizen of Belize shall be qualified to serve on juries. (3) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the Crown or the person arraigned for trial may challenge such alien, and it shall not be necessary for either of them to allege any other ground of objection than that the person so challenged is an