Village Councils (Amendment) Act, 2022 (No. 10 of 2022)
Made 2022-03-31 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
- Kind
- Act
- Country
- Belize
- Subjects
- General
- Keywords
- local government, legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
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1. Short title.
2. Amendment of section 2.
3. Amendment of section 9.
4. Insertion of new section 13A. No. 10] Village Councils 89 No. 10 of 2022 I assent, (H.E. MS. FROYLA TZALAM) Governor-General 31st March 2022 AN ACT to amend the Village Councils Act, Chapter 88 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020; to provide for a procedure for the resignation of an elected member of a council; to allow for the Deputy Chairperson to assume the powers and duties of the Chairperson during his absence from office; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. (Gazetted 31st March, 2022). BE IT ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and Senate of Belize and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1. This Act may be cited as the Short title. VILLAGE COUNCILS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022, 90 Village Councils [No. 10 CAP. 88. and shall be read and construed as one with the Village Councils Act, which is hereinafter referred to as the principal Act. Amendment of 2. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended by inserting section 2. the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical sequence– ““Chief Elections Officer” means the person appointed under CAP. 9. section 10 of the Representation of the People Act; “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry responsible for village councils; and “Elections and Boundaries Commission” means the Elections and Boundaries Commission established in accordance with CAP. 4. section 88 of the Belize Constitution;”. Amendment of 3. Section 9 of the principal Act is amended– section 9. (a) in sub-section (1)(b), by deleting the word “council” and substituting the words “Chief Executive Officer”; (b) by inserting the following sub-sections immediately after sub-section (1)– “(1A) A member who intends to resign shall give not less than seven days’ notice to the Chief Executive Officer. (1B) On receipt of a letter of resignation, the Chief Executive Officer shall, within seven days, inform the Elections and Boundaries Commission of the resignation.”; and (c) in sub-section (2), by deleting the words “by the council” and substituting the words “by the No. 10] Village Councils 91 Chief Elections Officer, with the approval of the Elections and Boundaries Commission,”.
4. The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately Insertion of new section after section 13, the following new section– 13A. “Powers 13A. The Deputy Chairperson shall exercise and duties of Deputy the powers and duties of the Chairperson Chairperson if the Chairperson is unable to perform his in absence of Chairperson. powers and duties as a result of– (a) approved duty leave; (b) approved vacation leave; (c) approved sick leave; (d) resignation; or (e) any absences from village council meetings.”. Printed in Belize by the Government Printer #1 Power Lane, Belmopan, Belize, C.A.