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British Honduras Constitution
the Governor thinks fit and, in the case of a notice or consent given or a message sent to the House of Representatives may be given or sent to the Speaker (whether he is presiding over the House or not) or to any other person who is presiding over that House and in the case of a notice or consent given or message sent to the Senate may be given or sent to the President (whether he is presiding over the House or not) or to any other person who is presiding over that House and in the case of a notice or consent given to a committee of either House may be given either to the person who is presiding over that committee or if the committee be a committee of the House of Representatives to the Speaker or if the committee be a committee of the Senate to the Presidera or if the committee be a joint committee to the person who is presiding over that joint committee or to the Speaker or the President
(6) References in this section to the special responsibilities of the Governor, shall, during any period when the control of the finances of the Territory rests with Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, include the responsibility for maintain- ing or securing the financial and economic stability of the Ter- ritory and ensuring that any condition attached to a financial grant or loan made by the United Kingdom Government to the Government of the Territory is complied with.
(7) The powers vested in the Governor by this section shall be exercised by him in his discretion.
28. (1) A Bill shall not become law until-
(a) the Governor has assented
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Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behaй and has signed the same in token of such assent; (b) Her Majesty has given Her assent thereto through a Secretary of State and the Governor has signi- fied such assent by proclamation published in the Gazette.
the Governor for assent
(2) A Bill shall be presented to th if, and subject to the provisions of sections 24 and 25 of this Ordinance shall not be so presented, unless it has been passed by both Houses of the National Assembly either without amend- ment or with such amendments only as are agreed to by both Houses.
(3) When a Bills presented to the Governor for assent he shall declare that he assents or refuses assent thereto or that he reserves the Bill for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure;
Provided that, unless he has been authorised by a Secretary of State to assent thereto, the Governor shall reserve for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure any Bill which appears to him, acting in his discretion-
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Assent to Bills.
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