Public Health

Cap. 40 · Revised Edition 2020 · 211 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Appointment of Director of Health Services, medical officers of health and public health inspectors
s. 4Power of Director of Health Services to make regulations regulating the performance of the duties of health officers
s. 5Central Board of Health
s. 6Inquiries as to public health matters
s. 7Power to inspect water and sewerage works
s. 8Police and Village Council to aid in carrying out provisions
s. 9Power to make regulations respecting buildings, etc
s. 10Commencement of works and removal of works made contrary to regulations
s. 11Recovery of expenses for removal of works done contrary to regulations
s. 12Continuing offence
s. 13Plans deposited with Director of Health Services
s. 14Penalty for erecting buildings on ground filled up with offensive matter
s. 15Provision of privy accommodation for houses-power to enforce
s. 16Penalty for using a pit not properly constructed
s. 17Power to require privy accommodation to be provided for dwelling houses
s. 18Power to exempt a populous building area from section 16
s. 19Tenants erecting privies. How compensated
s. 20Regulations to control lavatories, wash houses, swimming pools
s. 21Cleansing of unwholesome latrines
s. 22Use of particular kind of privy may be prohibited
s. 23Schools and factories to be provided with privies for both sexes
s. 24Privies over sea, river, or canal not to be erected without permission of the Director of Health Services
s. 25Procedure when privy is so situated as to be a nuisance
s. 26Public cemeteries how established and controlled
s. 27Funeral services at burials in public cemeteries
s. 28Portion of cemetery may be assigned to a denomination
s. 29Penalty for burial in denominational part, of person not belonging to that denomination
s. 30Burials in certain towns to be in public or approved cemeteries
s. 31Private cemeteries how established
s. 32By-laws for cemeteries
s. 33Register of burials
s. 34Closure of cemeteries
s. 35Burials in closed cemeteries unlawful
s. 36Rights of sepulchure, deed of acknowledgement and confirmation thereof
s. 37Judge to investigate claims
s. 38Form of grant of exclusive right of burial
s. 39Register of grants
s. 40Who entitled to grant of right of sepulchre
s. 41Fines, etc., to credit of Town Fund or Consolidated Revenue Fund
s. 42Disused cemeteries
s. 43Certain animals found trespassing in or near cemeteries how dealt with
s. 44Burial of bishops
s. 45Cremation of human remains by permission of the Director of Health Services
s. 46Power of Director of Health Services to grant permission to disinter
s. 47Disinterment to be supervised by applicant
s. 48Penalty for breach of conditions by applicant
s. 49Penalty for breach of agreement by persons employed by applicant
s. 50Penalty for disinterment without permission
s. 51“Body” includes remains
s. 52Surface drains
s. 53Draining of houses and lots, etc
s. 54Public tanks
s. 55By-laws regulating issue of water
s. 56Penalty for fouling or wasting water
s. 57Polluted well water
s. 58Regulations for manufacture of ice
s. 59Exclusive application of sections 60 to 64
s. 60When Town Council may erect tanks on private property
s. 61Dwelling houses to be provided with tanks
s. 62Notice
s. 63Inspection of premises and receptacles for water
s. 64Interpretation of sections 60 to 63 inclusive
s. 65Power to make regulations
s. 66Examination and seizure of unsound meat, etc
s. 67Interpretation of “infectious disease”
s. 68Interpretation of “dangerous infectious disease”
s. 69Notification by head of family
s. 70Notification by medical practitioner
s. 71Notification to be transmitted to Director of Health Services
s. 72Medical officers of health to report to Director of Health Services
s. 73Certificates, how sent to medical officer of health
s. 74Act to apply to vessels, tents, etc
s. 75Penalty on failing to notify
s. 76When town or place in bordering countries may be declared infected
s. 77When places within Belize may be declared infected
s. 78Inland quarantine
s. 79Isolation and disinfecting stations
s. 80Infectious diseases hospitals
s. 81Dispensaries
s. 82Minister to make regulations
s. 83Director of Health Services to make regulations to be observed during prevalence of infectious disease
s. 84Director of Health Services to see to the execution of rules and regulations
s. 85Penalty on violation of regulations
s. 86Removal of infected persons without proper lodging
s. 87Penalty on unauthorised persons visiting infected person
s. 88Disinfection of houses or articles liable to retain infection
s. 89Disinfection of bedding, clothing, etc
s. 90Provision of means of disinfection
s. 91Destruction of bedding, etc
s. 92Removal of infected person to hospital
s. 93Penalty for exposing infected person or articles
s. 94Public conveyance to be disinfected after carrying infected person
s. 95Penalty for letting infected house without previous disinfection
s. 96Closure of schools, etc., when dangerous infectious disease exists on premises
s. 97Penalty on sending child to school so as to spread infection
s. 98Prohibiting retention of dead bodies
s. 99Bodies of persons dying of infectious diseases in hospital, etc., to be removed only for burial
s. 100Justices may in certain cases order dead bodies to be buried
s. 101Penalty for throwing infectious rubbish into ash-pits
s. 102Penalty for holding a wake over the body of a person dying of an infectious disease
s. 103Power of medical officer of health to order destruction of vermin
s. 104Recovery of expenses
s. 105Penalty for obstructing work
s. 106Powers for detection and control of certain diseases
s. 107Removal to hospital of infectious persons suffering from tuberculosis of the respiratory tract
s. 108Appointment of asylum
s. 109Penalty for neglecting to report existence of any leper
s. 110Action to be taken on receipt of a report
s. 111Order for removal to and detention in asylum
s. 112Leper not to leave asylum without permission
s. 113Penalty for person found within limits of asylum without authority
s. 114Landing of lepers prohibited
s. 115Lepers unlawfully landed may be returned to place whence they came
s. 116Medical officer may detain leper on vessel
s. 117Lepers landing may be sent to asylum
s. 118Cleansing and disinfecting premises
s. 119Regulations
s. 120Interpretation in this Part
s. 121Power to inspect and to spray premises
s. 122Power to treat stagnant water by applying oil
s. 123Power to order fumigation of premises in certain events
s. 124Director of Health Services empowered to carry out necessary work and to recover cost
s. 125Power of Director of Health Services with approval of Minister to make regulations
s. 126Interpretation in this Part
s. 127Nuisance arising from offensive trade
s. 128Regulations as to prevention of nuisances from factories
s. 129Restrictions on carrying on of offensive businesses
s. 130Incidental provisions relating to the sanctioning of offensive businesses
s. 131Regulations as to offensive business
s. 132Regulations for sanitation
s. 133Nuisances prohibited
s. 134Interpretation of Local Authority
s. 135What constitutes nuisance
s. 136Author of nuisance
s. 137Notice to remove nuisance
s. 138Procedure in case owner fails to comply with notice
s. 139Penalties in relation to nuisances
s. 140Procedure where owner or occupier of property cannot be found
s. 141Provision in case of two orders for overcrowding relating to the same house
s. 142Power of sale
s. 143Persons jointly responsible for nuisances may be proceeded against
s. 144Demolition of unfit dwellings
s. 145Cost of execution of provisions relating to nuisances
s. 146Examination of premises
s. 147Cleansing etc., of swampy land
s. 148Unsuitable material for fillings
s. 149Interpretation in this Part
s. 150Child to be vaccinated within three months
s. 151Inspection after vaccination
s. 152Where child is unfit
s. 153Where child is insusceptible
s. 154Public vaccination gratis
s. 155Vaccination by public vaccinator or by surgeon
s. 156Manner of vaccination
s. 157Duties of Registrar
s. 158Non-observance of law. Proceedings by officer of Police
s. 159Vaccination returns
s. 160Books, forms, etc
s. 161Penalty - parents
s. 162Penalty - public vaccinator or surgeon
s. 163Vaccination compulsory, order of magistrate
s. 164Compulsory vaccination
s. 165Vaccination in prisons, etc
s. 166Production of smallpox by variolous matter - penalty
s. 167Lymph supply
s. 168Supply of forms, etc
s. 169Production of a certificate, etc., as defence in a charge of neglect
s. 170Limitation of time for complaints
s. 171False entries, penalty
s. 172Power of the Director of Health Services
s. 173Hotels Trourist accomodation and lodging houses to be registered and subject to regulation and inspection
s. 174Regulations
s. 175Inspection of shipping-disinfection
s. 176Expenses of inspection, etc., to be met by owner of ship
s. 177Powers as to private improvements
s. 178Method of meeting, and securing repayment of, improvement expenses
s. 179Private improvement expenses to be a first charge
s. 180Memorandum of charges to be registered
s. 181Recovery of private improvement expenses
s. 182What deemed prima facie evidence of charge
s. 183Offences punishable summarily
s. 184Complaint to be within six months
s. 185Proceedings by whom to be taken
s. 186How owner of premises may be described
s. 187Provisions relating to expenses incurred by Director of Health Services or Local Authority
s. 188Removal of proceedings to Belize District
s. 189Legal proceedings by, and appearance in court of, Director of Health Services
s. 190How Town Council may appear
s. 191Not necessary to prove corporate name
s. 192Documents requiring to be signed by Town Council to be signed by Mayor
s. 193Prescribing fines for breach of regulations or by-laws
s. 194By-laws of Town Council to be under hand of Mayor
s. 195By-laws of Town Council subject to confirmation of the Director of Health Services
s. 196Alterations in by-laws
s. 197Regulations to be laid before National Assembly
s. 198Regulations or by-laws to be binding
s. 199Regulations governing spraying of premises
s. 200Notices, etc., to be signed by Mayor
s. 201Notices, etc., purporting to be duly signed to be admitted in evidence
s. 202Notices, etc., how served
s. 203Notice having reference to a ship or aircraft, how served
s. 204Notice to an owner or occupier, how addressed
s. 205Power of visitation
s. 206Procedure where owner obstructs surveying, etc
s. 207Where occupier obstructs the carrying out of the orders of the Director of Health Services
s. 208Penalty for assaulting, resisting or obstructing Health Officer
s. 209Penalty for damage to property
s. 210Who deemed occupier of school
s. 211Penalties in addition to others already described