Quorum

(1) A quorum of the House, and of a Committee of the whole House, shall consist of seven Members (excluding the person presiding). (2) If any Member draws the attention of the Speaker in the House, or of the Chairman in Committee of the whole House, to the fact that a quorum is not present, the Speaker or Chairman, as the case may be, shall direct Members within the precincts of the Chamber to be summoned. (3) When the order to summon Members has been given in the House, the Speaker shall, after the expiration of ten minutes, count the House. If a quorum is not then present he shall adjourn the House without question put. Belize Constitution 23 (4) When the order to summon Members has been given in Committee of the whole House, the Chairman shall, after the expiration of ten minutes, count the Committee. If he ascertains that a quorum is not present he shall leave the Chair, the House shall resume and the Speaker shall count the House. If a quorum is then present the House shall again resolve itself into Committee; but if a quorum is not present, the Speaker shall adjourn the House without question put. (5) If, from the number of Members taking part in a division, including those Members who declined to vote, it appears that a quorum is not present, the division shall be invalid, and the business then under consideration shall stand over until the next sitting and the House or Committee shall be counted in accordance with paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of this Standing