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Order may direct arrest and deportation of alien

Cap. 159, s. 3 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) It shall be lawful for the Minister, if he thinks fit, in any expulsion order, instead of requiring the alien to leave Belize within a fixed time, to order that the alien be arrested, and deported from Belize in such manner as the may, by the expulsion order, or subsequently, direct. (2) Any person arrested under an expulsion order shall, pending his deportation from Belize, be detained in custody in such manner and place as the Minister shall direct and, if not deported from Belize within one month after his arrest, shall, as soon as possible after the expiration of that period, be released from custody. (3) No bail shall be granted to any person in custody under an expulsion order, except with the consent of the Minister. Aliens Act 7
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