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1. Belize
Constitution

2. Article 2. Constitution is supreme law
1. This Constitution is the supreme law of Belize and if any
other law is inconsistent with this Constitution that other
law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.

3. Article 6. Protection of law (Part of it)
3. Every person who is charged with a criminal offence-
1. shall be presumed to be innocent until he is proved or has pleaded
guilty;
2. shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that
he understands, of the nature and particulars of the offence charged;
3. shall be given adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his
defence;
4. shall be permitted to defend himself before the court in person or, at
his own expense, by a legal practitioner of his own choice;

4. Article 37. Prime Minister (Part of it)
1. There shall be a Prime Minister of Belize who shall be appointed by
the Governor-General.
2. Whenever the Governor-General has occasion to appoint a Prime
Minister he shall appoint a member of the House of Representatives
who is the leader of the political party which commands the support of
the majority of the members of that House; and if no political party has
an overall majority, he shall appoint a member of that House who
appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the
members of that House.

5. Article 37. Prime Minister (Part of it)
Provided that no person shall be appointed as a Prime Minister
who has previously held the office of the Prime Minister for
three parliamentary terms, either consecutively or in the
aggregate; and for this purpose, the expression “parliamentary
term” shall mean the period commencing on the date of the
first sitting of the National Assembly after a general election
and expiring at the date of the next ensuing dissolution of the
National Assembly.

6. Article 52. Prerogative of mercy (Part of it)
1. The Governor-General may-
1. grant a pardon, either free or subject to lawful conditions, to any
person convicted of any offence;
2. grant to any person a respite, either indefinite or for a specified
period, of the execution of any punishment imposed on that person for any
offence;
3. substitute a less severe form of punishment for any punishment
imposed on any person for any offence; or
4. remit the whole or any part of any punishment imposed on any person
for any offence or of any penalty or forfeiture otherwise due to the Crown
on account of any offence.

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