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or altering any charge on the country's revenues or funds,

or compound or remit any debt due to Belize.

71. If a money Bill passed by the House of Representatives and

sent to the Senate is not passed by the Senate without amendment

within one month after it is sent to that House, the Bill shall

be presented to the Governor-General for assent, notwithstanding

that the Senate has not consented. The Speaker shall endorse

with his certificate every money Bill when it is passed by the

National Assembly.

72.

A Bill passed by the House of Representatives for two

successive sessions, and having been sent to the Senate on

two successive occasions, shall, on its rejection the second

time by the Senate, be presented to the Governor-General for

assent, notwithstanding that the Senate has not consented to

the Bill. Six months must elapse between the time the Bill is

first passed by the House of Representatives in the first

session and the time it is passed in the second session.

73.

When a Bill is presented to the Governor-General for

assent, he shall signify his assent or that he withholds

assent. A Bill shall not become law unless it has been duly

passed and assented to in accordance with the Constitution.

Sessions of the National Assembly

74. Each session of the National Assembly shall be held at

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