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c.
public emergency exists;
there is in force a resolution of both Houses
of the Legislature, in the House of Representatives
passed by a majority of two-thirds of members
present and voting, declaring that democratic
institutions in Belize are threatened by subversion.
15.
Proclamations of a state of emergency by the Governor-General
may be made if he is satisfied (a) of the imminence of a state of
war or that an emergency exists as a result of a hurricane, flood,
earthquake, fire, outbreak of pestilence or infectious disease,
or other calamity; (b) that action or the threat of action by any
person is of such a nature or on so extensive a scale as to
endanger the public safety or deprives the community, or a
substantial portion thereof, of supplies or services essential
to life. Such a proclamation shall remain in force for a period
not exceeding one month unless previously revoked or extended by
the legislature.
16. A resolution by the legislature under paragraph 14(c) shall
not last longer than two months in the first instance, and may be
extended for successive periods of two months.
Protection of Existing Laws
17.
The laws existing and in force in Belize at the commencement
of the Constitution shall, for a period of five years, not be open
to challenge on grounds of inconsistency with the provisions
protecting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
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