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Responsibility for Order in the House and in Committee
Belize Constitution (House Of Representatives) Standing Orders, S.O.. 43 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The speaker in the House and the Chairman in Committee shall be responsible for the observance of the rules of order in the House and Committee respectively, and their decision upon any Point of order shall not be open to appeal and shall not be reviewed by the House except upon a substantive Motion made after notice.
(2) When the Speaker, or Chairman, rises during a debate any Member then speaking or wishing to speak shall immediately resume his seat, and the House, or the Committee shall be silent.
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