Urgent matters

(1) Any member may at the time appointed under regulation 7 of these Regulations (Order of Business) rise in his place and ask leave to move the adjournment of the Council for the purpose of discussing a matter of urgent public importance. (2) A member who wishes to ask leave to move the adjournment of the Council shall, before the commencement of the sitting, hand to the City Administrator a written notification of the matter he wishes to discuss. The Mayor shall refuse to allow the claim unless he is satisfied that the matter is definite, urgent and of public importance and may properly be raised on a motion for the adjournment of the Council. Belize City Council 125 (3) If the Mayor is so satisfied and at least two other members indicate that they support the request, the motion shall be disposed of forthwith. At the conclusion of the motion the business of the Council shall be resumed and shall not be interrupted until the lapse of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon the motion for the adjournment.