Qualifications for election as member

Subject to the provisions of section 58 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless, he 69 (a) is a citizen of Belize of the age of eighteen years or upwards; and (b) has resided in Belize for a period of at least one year immediately before the date of his nomination for election.