Belize Agricultural Health Authority

Cap. 211 · Revised Edition 2020 · 88 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Establishment of the Authority
s. 4Body Corporate
s. 5Objectives of the Authority
s. 6Powers of the Authority
s. 7Policy directions
s. 8Appointment of staff and declaration of pensionable posts
s. 9Duties of Managing Director
s. 10Board of Directors
s. 11Composition of the Board
s. 12Meetings of the Board
s. 13Disqualifications to be a Director
s. 14Board to be protected by Public Authorities Protection Act
s. 15Delegation of powers
s. 16Tenure of office of Directors
s. 17Protection of Directors
s. 18Rules of the Authority
s. 19Revenue of the Authority
s. 20Expenses of the Authority
s. 21Borrowing Powers
s. 22Submission of budget estimates
s. 23Accounts and Audit
s. 24Annual Report
s. 25Transfer of property
s. 26Establishment of services
s. 27Permit requirements
s. 28Order to limit entry
s. 29Order modifying permit
s. 30Official importations
s. 31Phytosanitary certificate
s. 32Export Certification
s. 33Quarantine Orders
s. 34Order amending definition of plant disease
s. 35Power to issue Prevention Orders
s. 36Occupier responsibility
s. 37Pest Control Notice
s. 38Reimbursement or waiver of expenses
s. 39Determination of eradication
s. 40Inability to locate owner or occupier
s. 41Arrival notification
s. 42Enforcement of inspections at point of entry
s. 43Power of entry and imposition of quarantine
s. 44Post-entry quarantine
s. 45Mail
s. 46Regulations
s. 47Institution of legal proceedings
s. 48Sufficiency of certificate at trial
s. 49Informality not to invalidate proceedings
s. 50Exclusion of liability
s. 51Compensation
s. 52Appointment of designated officers
s. 53Segregation and notification of diseased animals, etc
s. 54Infected places
s. 55Infected areas
s. 56Slaughter of diseased or suspected animals
s. 57Disposal of animals
s. 58Compensation
s. 59Order amending definition of animal disease
s. 60Prohibition of importation
s. 61Regulations controlling the importation of animals, etc
s. 62Import licence for animals, etc
s. 63Quarantine depots
s. 64Imported animals, etc., to be quarantined
s. 65Interpretation in this Part
s. 66Licence required
s. 67Seller to give statutory statement
s. 68Warranties
s. 69Appointment of analysts
s. 70Purchaser may have analysis made
s. 71Taking of samples by analyst
s. 72Analyst’s certificate in legal proceedings
s. 73Tampering with article, sample, etc
s. 74Use of deleterious substances
s. 75Sale of worthless matters prohibited
s. 76Regulations
s. 77Power of apprehension
s. 78Power of inspection
s. 79Offences
s. 80Penalty
s. 81Evidence and presumptions
s. 82Transportation through infected places and areas
s. 83Power to prohibit use of roads by Order
s. 84Validity of Board’s acts
s. 85Exemption from income tax, property tax, stamp duty, and import duty
s. 86Regulations
s. 87Offences of counterfeiting, forging documents, etc
s. 88Repeals and savings