Standing Committees

Belize Constitution Bill is presented appropriating only proposals which have been approved by the Committee of Supply and agreed to by the House under Standing Order No. 70 (Supplementary Financial Provisions), then the debate on the second reading of the said Bill shall be strictly confined to the matter for which additional expenditure is required; and, when the question thereon has been agreed to, the Bill shall not be committed and the question “That the Bill be now read a third time” shall be put forthwith without amendment or debate. (2) The proceedings on any such Bill shall not be interrupted under the provisions of Standing Order No. 12 (Hours of Sitting) and may be entered upon after 5.50 p.m. although opposed. 72.–(1) When the House first meets after any general election or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, the following Select Committees (in these Standing Orders referred to as Standing Committees) shall be appointed– (a) Finance and Economic Development; (b) Utilities, Transport and Communications Committee; (c) Health and Human Development Committee, including Rural Development and Culture; (d) Education, Sports and Housing Committee; (e) Constitution and Foreign Affairs, Privileges and Standing Orders, House and Regulations (f) Works Committee; (g) Public Service, Labour, Industry and Trade Belize Constitution 73 (h) Natural Resources and Environment (i) National Security and Immigration (j) Agriculture and Fisheries Committee; (k) Public Accounts Committee; (l) Tourism Archaeology and Broadcasting (m) Ombudsman Reports Committee. and such other Standing Committees as may be necessary for the consideration of Bills or other business committed or referred to a Standing Committee. (2) The quorum of a Standing Committee may be fixed by order of the House and unless so fixed shall when the number of members exceeds three be three. (3) Members of the public shall be allowed sufficient opportunity to present their views at the meetings of all Standing (4) The Bills and Reports committed to a Standing Committee shall be distributed among the Committees by the (5) In all Standing Committees Government Bills shall have precedence and shall be considered in whatever order Ministers may decide. (6) All Standing Committees shall have leave to print and circulate among Members of the House the minutes of their proceedings and clauses of Bills as amended by them. 74 Belize Constitution