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CIVIL & POLITICAL COVINANT (Cont'd)

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL COVENANT (Cont'd)

BELIZE CONSTITUTION AAT, AL (WORD sj

(k) by reason of its being in a dangerous state or injurious to the

health of human beings, animals or plants;

(1) for the purpose of marketing property of that description in the common interests of the various persons otherwise entitled to dispose of that property; or

(m) for so long only as may be necessary for the purpose of an examination, investigation, trial or enquiry or, in the case of land, the carrying out on the land-

(i) of work of soil conservation pr the conservation of other

natural resources; or

Y

(ii) of agricultural development or improvement which the owner or occupier of the land has been required and has without reasonable and lawful excuse refused or failed to carry out.

(3) A proclamation made by the Governor-General under subsection (2) of this section shall not be effective unless it contains a declaration that the Governor-General is satisfied—

(a) that a state of war between Belize and another State is imminent or that a public emergency has arisen as a result of the occurrence of any earthquake, hurricang, flood, fire, outbreak of pestilence, outbreak of infectious disease, or other similar calamity; or (b) that action has been taken or is immediately threatened by any person or body of persons of such a nature and on so extensive a scale as to be likely to endanger the public safety or to deprive the community, or any substantial portion of the community, of sup- plies or services essential to life.

(4) A proclamation made under subsection (2) of this section may be made so as to apply only to such part of Belize as may be specified in the proclamation (in this subsection called "the emergency area"), in which case regulations made under subsection (9) of this section shall except as otherwise expressly provided in such regulations have effect only in the emergency area.

(5) A proclamation made by the Governor-General for the purposes of and in accordance with this section-

(a) shall, unless previously revoked, remain in force for a period not

exceeding one month;

(b) may be extended from time to time by a resolution passed by the National Assembly for further periods, not exceeding in respect of each such extension a period of twelve months; and

(c) may be revoked at any time by a resolution of the National

Assembly.

(6) A resolution of the National Assembly passed for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) of this section shall remain in force for two months or such shorter period as may be specified therein:

Provided that any such resolution may be extended from time to time by a further such resolution, each extension not exceeding two months from the date of the resolution effecting the extension; and any such resolution may be revoked at any time by a further resolution.

(7) A resolution of the National Assembly for the purposes of subsec- tion (1)(c) of this section, and a resolution of the National Assembly extending or revoking any such resolution, shall not be passed unless it is supported by the votes of two-thirds of the members of the House of Representatives present and voting.

(8) Any provision of this section that a proclamation or resolution ́shall lapse or cease to be in force at any particular time is without prejudice to the making of a further such proclamation or resolution whether before or after that time.

(9) During any period of public emergency, the following provisions shall have effect--

(a) the Governor-General may make such regulations as are neces- sary or expedient for securing public safety, the defence of Belize. the maintenance of public order and the suppression of mutiny. rebellion and riot, and for maintaining supplies and services essen- tial to the life of the community: