Removal of proceedings to Belize District

(1) A magistrate shall not be deemed incapable of acting in any proceedings brought under this Act, by reason merely of his being a member of any Town Council, but in all such cases it shall be lawful for any party to such proceedings to make an application in the Supreme Court, to a judge sitting in chambers, asking for an order for the removal of the proceedings into the appropriate court in the Belize District, and thereupon it shall be lawful for the judge in his discretion to make or refuse to make such order. (2) In the event of an order being made under this section, the magistrate of the Belize District shall have the same powers with regard to such proceedings and with regard both to all costs therein and all matters incidental thereto as if they had originally arisen in the Belize District. 101 (3) The Chief Justice may from time to time make rules with regard to the procedure to be followed in respect of such applications, and such rules when made shall, upon publication in the Gazette, form part of and be read with this section. (4) A notice of an application made under this section, if given in conformity with such rules, shall act as a stay of the proceedings brought in the court below.