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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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