Establishment and constitution of Lotteries Committee

(1) There is hereby established a Committee to be called the “Lotteries Committee” consisting of the Auditor General or his representative, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry responsible for lotteries or a representative, the Secretary to the Gaming Control Board and three other members of the Gaming Control Board. (2) The three members of the Gaming Control Board referred to above shall be appointed by the Minister in his or her discretion. (3) The Chairperson of the Committee shall be the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry responsible for lotteries 7 control, and in his or her absence at any meeting, the member elected by the majority of member present at such meeting shall act as Chairperson of the Committee at that meeting. (4) The Minister shall appoint a fit and proper person to be secretary to the Committee who shall, inter alia, issue licences approved by the Committee and ensure that proper minutes of meetings of the Committee are recorded. (5) The quorum at all meetings of the Committee shall be four members. (6) Decision on any matter at a meeting of the Committee shall be by a majority of the members present and voting and each member shall have one vote and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairperson of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote. (7) The Committee shall meet as often as its business requires. (8) The Minister may terminate the appointment of any member of the Committee where such member has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Committee or where such member is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member. (9) All and matters connected with applications for a licence under this Act, except for the Belize District, shall be made to the Committee through the District Accountant for the district in which the applicant resides.