Premature Publication of Evidence

(1) The proceedings of and the evidence taken before, any Select Committee, and any documents presented to, and decisions of, such a Committee shall not be published by any Member thereof or by any other person before the Committee has presented its report to the House. (2) Any Member who contravenes the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Standing Order shall be liable, as the House may determine, either– (a) to the censure of the House; or (b) to be dealt as if he had committed a breach of order contrary to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 44 (Order in the House and in Committee), in which case the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (14) inclusive of that Order shall apply; and in addition the Member may be prosecuted for an offence contrary to the Belize Constitution 87 provisions of the Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act 1962.*