Power of the Minister to make Orders expelling aliens in certain cases

(1) The Minister may, if he thinks fit, make an Order, in this Part referred to as “an expulsion order”, requiring an alien to leave Belize within a time fixed by the Order and thereafter to remain out of Belize– (a) if it is certified to him by any court in Belize, including a court of summary jurisdiction, that the alien has been convicted by such court of any felony or misdemeanour or other offence for which such court has power to impose imprisonment without the option of a fine, and that the court recommends that an expulsion order should be made in his case, either in addition to or in lieu of his sentence; (b) if it is certified to him by a magistrate after proceedings taken for the purpose, that it is expedient for the preservation of the peace and good order of Belize that an expulsion order should be made in the case of the alien; or 6 Aliens Act (c) if it appears to the Minister that it is expedient for the welfare of Belize or for the public safety that the alien shall be expelled from (2) If any alien in whose case an expulsion order has been made is at any time found in Belize in contravention of such order, he commits an offence under this Part and on conviction thereof shall be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six months and to be ordered to comply with such expulsion order within such time after the expiration of his sentence as the magistrate shall fix. (3) If such alien fails to comply with the expulsion order within the time fixed by the magistrate or is found in Belize at any time after having been conveyed out of it as hereinafter mentioned, he shall be deemed to have committed a fresh offence under this section. (4) The Minister may, if he deems fit, order that any alien convicted under this section shall on the expiration of his sentence be conveyed out of Belize in such manner as he may