Establishment and composition of the Commission

(1) A body to be known as the Belize National AIDS Commission shall be and is hereby established for the purposes of this Act as an autonomous institution governed by the provisions of this Act. (2) The Commission may exercise any of the functions entrusted to it by or in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any Regulations made thereunder, and may execute any other duties incidental to, or consequential upon, the performance of its functions. (3) The Commission shall consist of the following members– (a) a Chairperson appointed by the Prime Minister; (b) a representative of the Ministry responsible for health; (c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for human development; (d) a representative of the Ministry responsible for education; (e) the Labour Commissioner or his representative; (f) a person nominated by the Leader of the Opposition; Belize National AIDS Commission[CAP. 34:01 7 (g) a representative of the Attorney General’s Ministry; (h) the Chairperson of the National Committee for Families and Children; (i) a representative from the Human Rights (j) a person representative of persons living with HIV/AIDS; (k) a person representative of key population groups recognized as particularly vulnerable to HIV infection; (l) a representative of a national organisation representing the youth of Belize; (m) an advocate for, or person representative of, persons who have been affected by TB; (n) a representative from the private sector nominated by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry; (o) a representative of the Belize Council of Churches; (p) a representative of the Belize Medical and Dental Association; (q) a representative of the Nurses Association of Belize; (r) Executive Director, without the right to vote; 8 (s) a representative pf the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), without the right to vote; (t) a representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), without the right to vote; and (u) a representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), without the right to vote. (4) The members of the Commission referred to in sub- section (3) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h) and (r) are ex-officio members. (5) The members of the Commission referred to in sub- section (3) (f), (i), (l), (n), (o), (p), (q), (s), (t) and (u) of this section, may be removed from the Commission by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the organization which, or the person who, nominated the appointment. (6) The Prime Minister shall appoint the members of the (7) The Members of the Commission shall elect a Deputy Chairperson from their number, however a member shall not be so eligible, if that member is a representative of a sub-recipient or principal recipient of the Global Fund.