Reports from Select Committees

(1) Every Select Committee shall, before the end of the Session in which it was appointed, make a report to the Senate upon the matters referred to it; but where a Select Committee finds itself unable to conclude its investigations before the end of the Session, it may so report to the Senate. (2) A report of a Select Committee may contain the opinions and observations of the Committee, and may be accompanied by the minutes of evidence taken before the Committee. (3) A Select Committee may make a special report relating to its powers, functions and proceedings on any matters that it thinks fit to bring to the notice of the Senate. (4) (a) The Chairman of a Select Committee shall prep area draft report and submit it for the consideration of the but alternative drafts may be submitted for consideration by any other Member at the request of the Chairman. (b) The report finally to be adopted shall be such as is agreed to, with amendments (if any), by all the Members of the Select Committee or, failing unanimous agreement, then such as is agreed to by a majority of the Members. (c) Any Member dissenting from the report of a majority of the Committee may put in a concise written statement of his reasons for such dissent, and such statement shall be appended to the report; or, if he so desires, he may submit a minority report. (5) The report of a Select Committee including any minority report shall be presented to the Senate by the Chairman or other Belize Constitution 157 Member deputed by the Committee, and shall be ordered to be laid on the Table, and be printed without question put. (6) The minutes of proceedings of a Select Committee shall record– (a) the names of the Members present each day of the sitting of the Committee; (b) the names of the witnesses examined; (c) in the event of a division taking place, the question proposed, the names of the proposer and the respective votes thereon of the Members present and the names of the Members (if any) who declined to vote. (7) The report of a Select Committee may be taken into consideration by the Senate on a Motion “That the Report of the Select Committee on ………………... be adopted”. Such a Motion may be moved by any Senator after one clear day’s