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Discharge of members of Force

Cap. 135, s. 25 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Any member of the Force, other than the Commander, may at any time be discharged by the Security Services Commission, in the case of the enlisted and by the Security Services Commission on the advice of the Belize Defence Board, in the case of officers– (a) on compassionate grounds; (b) on appointment to a commission in the Force; (c) for inefficiency or unsuitability for military (d) on the ground that he is medically unfit for (e) upon his conviction for any offence by the Commander, a court martial or a civil court (including any court of criminal jurisdiction (f) on security grounds; or (g) for any other fit and proper cause. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where a member of the Force is discharged on the ground specified in 22 paragraph (f) of sub-section (1), it shall not be necessary for the Security Services Commission to disclose to such member the details for his discharge if the Security Services Commission, on the advice of the Belize Defence Board, is satisfied that it would not be in the public interest so to do.

Amended by: 33 of 2020; 30 of 1990; 33 of 2020

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