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BELIZE

IN THENATIONAL SSEMBLYOFBELIZE2OlS

SENATENOTICEOF MOTION

TO THECLERKOFTHENATIONAL SSEMBLYNATIONAL SSEMBLY UILDINGINDEPENDENCEILLBELMOPAN

DATEDTHE gTHDAYOF DECEMBER 013

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BELIZE

INTHENATIONAL SSEMBLY F BELIZE 013SENATE

NOTICEOF MOTION

TAKENOTICE HATpursuanto Standing rder 3of heSenate tandingOrders,he Senatewillbe moved t thenextsitting ay or a Motion s ollows:

WHEREAS tanding rder 9 of heSenate tanding rders rovidesortheappointmentf a Select ommitteetherhanStanding ommittees,by orderof the Senatewhich hall pecifyhe ermsof reference f theCommitteencludingtscomposition;ANDWHEREAS ection 1(A) 2)of heConstitutionf Belize, hapterof theLawsof Belize etsout hepowers nd unctions f the Senate sincluding(f)requiring the attendancebefore t of the Auditor General, heContractor Generalor the Ombudsmangenerally, n relation to thedischargeof their dutiesand theexecutionof their functions;(g) requiring the attendance before t of any ChiefExecutive Officerin a GovernmentMinistry in respect of any matter of which he hasknowledge by virtue of his office, or in respect of anything related ohis officeand the due executionof his duties;and(h) requiring the aftendance before any Committee of the Senate, ofany Ministerof Government.

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ANDWHEREAShePrimeMinisterf Belize nd heMinisterflmmigrationavemade arious ublic isclosuress o the inding fcertainmproprietiesnd rregularitiesn heprocessingnd ssuancefnationalityertificatesndpassportsssued y he Ministry f lmmigrationandNationality;ANDWHEREAShishas esultedn hedismissalf heMinister f Statein heMinistry f mmigrationndNationality,swellasan nternaladministrativenvestigationy hesaidMinistry,n nvestigationy heAuditor eneral nd heandsuspensionf certain ublic fficersn heMinistry,ANDWHEREAShere ave lsobeen ublic llegationsf heexistenceof a visaquota llocationystem, nd/orhesaleof visas y diverspersonss wellas hepublic cknowledgementy hePrimeMinisterhatCabinetMinistersndothers ere ecommendingersonsorvisasANDWHEREAS uchpublic isclosuresndpublic llegationsrematters f publicmportancend equirehat he Senate xercisetspowers nd ulfill ts unctions nder he Constitutionf Belizeo requiretheattendanceeforetandquestionheMinisteresponsibleorlmmigration,heChiefExecutive fficern heMinistryf mmigrationndNationalitybout he ssuance f nationalityertificates,assportsndvisas, nd heAuditor eneralbouthe nquiryntoanymismanagementor corruptionn heMinistry f mmigrationndNationalityr by anyperson r personsn relationo the same;BE T RESOLVEDHAT heSenate hall pproveheappointment,pursuanto Standing rder 9,ofa Special elect ommitteef heSenatewith he ollowingermsof referencendcomposition:

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A.TERMSOFREFERENCE:

To requireheattendanceeforehe Committee f theAuditorGeneral,heChiefExecutive fficer f heMinistry f mmigrationandNationalitynd heMinisterf mmigrationndNationality,heHonorable odwin ulse ursuanto Section 1A(2)D g)and h)oftheConstitutionf Belize:Toquestionhese ersonsnd nquirentoallmattersnvolvinghepolicies,rocesses,roceduresnd he ssuancef nationalitycertificates,assportsndvisas n heMinistry f mmigrationndNationalitynd nquirento he nvestigationf anyandallirregularitiesnd mproprietiesswellas anyandallwrongdoing,mismanagementr corruptionn he ssuancef Belizeanationalitycertificates,assportsndvisas;To examine llsuchpersonssare equiredo attend eforeheCommitteeswitnesses,ursuanto Standing rder 2 of heSenateStanding rders;

D. To holdandconducttssittings ndmeetingsnpublic, ndE. To ssuea report hereono the Senate.

COMPOSITIONFSPECIALELECTCOMMITTEETheSpecial electCommitteehall ecomprisedf 5 senators eingone rom heSenatorsppointedy heGovernment,ne rom heSenatorsppointedy heLeader f heOppositionnd he hreeSenators ppointed y he SocialPartners.

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B. TheSenators hoaremembers f the Special electCommitteeshall, t the irstmeeting f the Committeelecta Chairman f theCommittee.

C. TheQuorum fthe Committeehallbe hree.

DATED HE gTHDAYOF DECEMBER013

SENATOR

THECLERKOFTHENATIONALSSEMBLYNATIONALSSEMBLY UILDINGINDEPENDENCEILLBELMOPAN