77. A general election shall be held at such time within three
months of every dissolution of the National Assembly as the
Governor-General, on the advice of the Prime Minister, shall
appoint.
As soon as is practicable after any general election,
the Governor-General shall proceed to the appointment of
Senators.
78. During the period between a dissolution of the National
Assembly and the first meeting thereof after any general
election, the Government of Belize shall continue to be
administered by the Prime Minister and the other Ministers
and Deputy Ministers of Government.
THE JUDICIARY
79. There shall be a Supreme Court of Judicature for Belize
and a Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court shall have unlimited
original jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or
criminal proceedings under any law. Any question concerning
the interpretation of the Constitution arising in a lower
court shall be referred by it to the Supreme Court. The
Supreme Court shall be a superior court of record and shall
have all the powers of such a court, including all the powers
that are vested in the Supreme Court of Belize immediately
before the Constitution comes into effect.
80.
The Judges of the Supreme Court shall be the Chief Justice
and such number of Judges of that Court as the National Assembly
may determine. The Chief Justice shall be appointed by the
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