Forfeiture and Restoration

(1) A recipient of the Belize Defence Force Long Service Medal or Clasp who is convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Belize Defence Board, is serious enough to warrant the forfeiture of the Medal or Clasp, or is a recipient 194 who is removed from the Force for misconduct, shall forfeit the Medal or Clasp, as the case may be, unless the Governor- General directs otherwise. (2) A Medal or Clasp so forfeited may be restored to the recipient by the Governor-General on the advice of the Belize Defence Board. (3) A notice of every forfeiture or restoration shall be published in the Gazette.