Procedure on House of Representatives Amendments

(1) When a Bill is returned from the House of Representatives with amendments, the consideration of such amendments may with the consent of the President be entered upon forthwith, or may be put down for each future day as the Senator in charge of the Bill shall appoint. (2) Upon a Motion being made “That the House of Representatives amendments to the ………………Bill be now considered”, an amendment may be proposed to that question, to leave out the word “now” and add at the end of the question “upon this day six months” or some other date. (3) When the Senate proceeds to the consideration of House of Representatives amendments, each amendment shall be read by the Clerk and may be agreed to, agreed to with amendment or disagreed to. Upon any such amendment being disagreed to an amendment may be made to the Bill in lieu thereof, but no amendment may be proposed to a House of Representatives amendment save an amendment strictly relevant thereto nor may an amendment be moved to the Bill, unless the amendment be relevant to or consequent upon either the acceptance or rejection of a House of Representatives amendment. 146 Belize Constitution (4) When the Senate has concluded the consideration of the (a) if such amendments have been agreed to, the Bill shall be returned to the House of Representatives with a message informing the House “That the Senate has agreed to the amendments to the ……………………. Bill”; (b) if such amendments have been amended, the Bill as amended, endorsed by the President, shall be returned to the of Representatives together with a message informing the House that the Senate has passed the Bill with amendments to which they desire the concurrence of the House; (c) if such amendments have been disagreed to, the Bill shall be returned to the House of Representatives with a message informing the House “That the Senate has disagreed to the House of Representatives amendments to the .........………........ Bill”. (5) When the Senate has disagreed to a House of Representatives amendment, if the House of Representatives return the Bill with a message that it insists upon the amendment the Senate may either– (a) agree to the said amendment, in which case the provisions of paragraph (4)(a) of this Standing Order shall apply; or (b) amend such amendments in which case the provisions of paragraph (4)(b) of this Standing Order shall apply; or Belize Constitution 147 (c) postpone the consideration of the House of Representatives amendment for six months; or (d) order the withdrawal of the Bill. Bills.