57. Of the eight Senators five shall be appointed by the
Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister, two on
the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, and one in his own
deliberate judgment after consultation with the Belize Advisory
Council.
58. If there is no opposition party represented in the House
of Representatives, or if two or more opposition parties are
equally represented, the two Senators may be appointed by the
Governor-General on the advice in each case of a person
selected by him, in his own deliberate judgment, for the
purpose of tendering such advice.
59. The Governor-General may also, on advice or acting in
his own deliberate judgment as the case may be, declare the
seat of a Senator vacant. The Governor-General may declare
a Senator to be temporarily incapable of performing his
functions by reason of illness, in which case such Senator
shall not perform his functions until he is declared by the
Governor-General capable of performing them.
60.
There shall be provision for a President and a Vice-
President of the Senate.
The Clerk of the National Assembly
61. There shall be a Clerk and Deputy Clerk to the National
Assembly who shall perform their functions at the direction
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