Third Reading

(1) On the third reading of a Bill no amendments may be proposed to the question “That the Bill be now read a third time and passed” and the question shall be put without debate. (2) Corrections of errors or oversights may be made by the President before the question for the third reading of the Bill is put from the Chair. (3) When a Bill originating in the Senate has been read a third time, a printed copy of it, signed by the Clerk and endorsed by the President, shall be forwarded by the Clerk of the Senate to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, together with a message informing the House that the Bill has been passed by the Senate and desiring the concurrence of the House of (4) When a Bill which originated in the House of Representatives has been read a third time and passed by the Senate without amendment, the Clerk of the Senate shall return Belize Constitution 145 the Bill to the House of Representatives, together with a message “That the Senate has agreed to the …………………… Bill without amendment”. (5) When a Bill which originated in the House of Representatives has been read a Third Time and passed by the Senate with amendment or amendments, the Clerk of the Senate shall cause the said amendment or amendments made to the Bill by the Senate to be entered in the original copy of the Bill received from the House of Representatives which copy, signed by the Clerk endorsed by the President, shall then be returned to the House of Representatives, with a message desiring the concurrence of the House of Representatives, in the amendment or amendments made by the Senate.