Chairmen of Standing Committees

(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Standing Order, each Standing Committee shall select its Chairman from among the members thereof. In the temporary absence of the Chairman the member next in rank in the order named in the election of the Committee, and so on, as often as the case shall happen, shall act as Chairman. In the case of a permanent vacancy in the Chairmanship of any such Committee, the Committee of Selection shall appoint another Chairman. 82 Belize Constitution (2) The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee shall be chosen from among the members who do not support the Government (except at times when there is no such member).