Misuse Of Drugs

Cap. 103 · Revised Edition 2020 · 58 sections

s. 1Short title and commencement
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3The National Drug Abuse Control Council
s. 4Controlled drugs and their classification
s. 5Restriction on importation and exportation of controlled drugs
s. 6Restriction on production and supply of controlled drugs
s. 7Restriction on possession of controlled drugs
s. 8Restriction on cultivation of cannabis, opium poppy, and coca plants
s. 9Authorization of activities otherwise unlawful under sections 5, 6 and 7
s. 10Occupiers, etc., of premises liable to penalties for permitting certain activities
s. 11Allowing premises to be frequented by drug traffickers, etc
s. 12Prohibition of certain activities, etc., relating to certain drugs
s. 13Power to make Regulations for preventing misuse of controlled drugs
s. 14Power to direct special precautions for safe custody of controlled drugs
s. 15Directions prohibiting the prescribing, supplying, etc., of controlled drugs by medical practitioners, etc., convicted of certain offences
s. 16Directions prohibiting the prescribing, supplying, etc., of controlled drugs by practitioners in other cases
s. 17Power to obtain information from medical practitioners, etc., in certain circumstances
s. 18Drug trafficking
s. 19Assisting another to retain the benefits of drug trafficking
s. 20Miscellaneous offences
s. 21Attempts, etc., to commit offences
s. 22Assisting in or inducing commission outside Belize of offences punishable under corresponding law
s. 23Offences by Corporation
s. 24Further powers to make Regulations
s. 25Powers to search and obtain evidence
s. 26Arrest without warrant
s. 27Committal to the Supreme Court for sentence
s. 28Prosecution and punishment of offences
s. 28ARegulations for violation tickets
s. 28BExpungement of certain convictions
s. 29Forfeiture of means of conveyance and other articles relating to the offence
s. 30Forfeiture of assets acquired from drug trafficking
s. 31Postponed determinations
s. 32Presumption arising from receipt of proceeds of drug trafficking
s. 33Assessment of proceeds of drug trafficking
s. 34Statement relating to drug trafficking
s. 35Assessment of value of proceeds
s. 36Provisions supplemental to section 35
s. 37Reconsideration of case where court has not proceeded under section 30
s. 38Powers of court where defendant has died or absconded
s. 39Restraint Order
s. 40Realisation of property
s. 41Application of proceeds of realisation and other sums
s. 42Exercise of powers by court or receiver
s. 43Variation of forfeiture orders
s. 44Bankruptcy of defendant
s. 45Winding up of company holding realizable property
s. 46Revocation of forfeiture order
s. 47Search and seizure
s. 48Concealing or transferring proceeds of criminal conduct
s. 49Tipping-off
s. 50Evidence by certificate of analyst
s. 51Proof of lack of knowledge, etc., to be a defence in proceedings for certain offences
s. 52Service of documents
s. 53Licenses and authorities
s. 54General provisions as to Regulations
s. 55Research
s. 56Repeals