Adjournment of the Senate

(1) A Minister or in the absence of a Minister the Senator in charge of Government Business may move “That this Senate do now adjourn” at any time after the conclusion of Questions at any sitting, but any other Senator may only move such a Motion under Standing Order No. 12 (Adjournment - Definite Matter of (2) Upon any Motion “That the Senate do now adjourn” moved by a Minister or the Senator responsible for Government Belize Constitution 109 Business under the preceding paragraph or paragraph (6) of Standing Order No. 10 (Hours of Sitting), any matter for which the Cabinet is responsible may be raised by any Senator who has obtained the right to do so on that day, and the Minister responsible for the matter raised or, in his absence, any other Senator to whom such responsibility has been delegated by the Minister, shall reply. Thereafter, if time permits, any other Senator who has obtained the right may similarly raise another matter subject to the same conditions. A debate on such a Motion shall not be interrupted at 4.20 p.m., but shall cease at 4.30 p.m. or, with leave of the President, at 4.45 p.m. (3). Any Senator who wishes to raise a matter under the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Standing Order at a particular sitting shall give notice of the matter in writing to the Clerk for transmission to the President not less than two days before the sitting concerned, and the Clerk shall also transmit a copy of the notice to the appropriate Minister and the Senator responsible for Government business. Subject to the giving of such notice, the right to raise a matter shall be allotted for each sitting through such arrangements as the President may make.