Records to be transmitted to the ISCR

(1) It shall be the duty of the Chairperson of any Commission or Committee of Inquiry established under any law to enquire into a matter of public importance to deposit all records relating to such Commission or Committee, as the case may be, at the ISCR within one month after the rendering of the final report of such Commission or Committee, as the case may be. ISCR. (2) It shall be the duty of the Mayor of any local authority in Belize, and of the Chairperson of any public corporation, statutory body or similar institution, to furnish the ISCR with two copies of every published report referring to his institution within one month after such report has been published. (3) It shall be the duty of every Chief Executive Officer of a Ministry of Government and every head of department of Government to furnish the ISCR with two copies of every published report of the Ministry or Department within one month after such report has been published. (4) It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the National Assembly to furnish to the ISCR one copy of all papers tabled in the House of Representatives and of all audio tapes of House proceedings and transcripts thereof, including records of public hearings of Committees, within one month after they become available to him. (5) It shall be the duty of the publisher of any book, newspaper, periodical, journal, novel or any other matter published in Belize for public sale or distribution to furnish the ISCR with two copies of the same within one month after such publication. National Institute of Culture 42 and History (6) In this section, the words “records” or “publications” and their grammatical derivatives shall include matters recorded or communicated by whatever means, including print, audio, video, computer disc, laser or any other technology.