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such place within Belize and shall commence at such time as
the Governor-General shall by Proclamation appoint.
shall be a session of each House at least once in every year
so that a period of six months shall not intervene between
the last sitting of the National Assembly in one session and
the first sitting in the next session.
75. The Governor-General, acting on the advice of the Prime
Minister, may at any time prorogue or dissolve the National
Assembly. Unless sooner dissolved, the National Assembly shall
continue for five years from the date of the first sitting of
both Houses after any dissolution and shall then stand dissolved.
If at any time Belize is at war, the National Assembly may by
legislation extend the period of five years for not more than
twelve months at a time, provided that the life of the National
Assembly shall not be extended for more than two years.
76. If, between the dissolution of the National Assembly and
the next ensuing general election, an emergency arises that in
the opinion of the Prime Minister makes it necessary to convene
the National Assembly before the general election can be held,
the Governor-General, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister,
may summon the two Houses of the preceding National Assembly
and that National Assembly shall be deemed not to have been
dissolved until the date on which the next general election is
held.
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