Procedure in Capital Cases

(1) In all capital cases, the Council shall proceed to hear a matter only after it has received from the Attorney General the documents and other material referred to in section 53 of the Constitution. (2) If, before or during the hearing of a capital case, the Council is informed that the applicant has lodged an appeal with the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Council shall stay its proceedings until the final decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice is known. (3) If the applicant does not within sixty days after the dismissal of his appeal by the Belize Court of Appeal, lodge an appeal with the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Council may proceed to consider his case with a view to advising the Governor-General whether to exercise the prerogative of mercy in his case. (4) The applicant or any other person acting on his behalf shall have no right to obtain a copy of the material supplied to the Council by the Attorney General pursuant to section 53 of the Constitution. (5) The applicant or any other person acting on his behalf may if they so desire make any written or oral submissions to Belize Constitution 9 the Attorney General within sixty days after the dismissal of his appeal by the Belize Court of Appeal. (6) The Council shall consider every capital case on the basis of the material submitted to it by the Attorney General pursuant to section 53 of the Constitution, but may in its discretion call for additional information and material if it considers necessary. Governor-