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How sued for penalties

Cap. 1, s. 33 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Any fine, penalty or forfeiture imposed by law may be sued and proceeded for by any person whomever, unless the right to sue or Penalties, how sued for and applied. 28 proceed shall by such law be expressly conferred on some public officer or other person. (2) The imposition of a penalty or fine by or under any Act shall not relieve any person from liability to answer in damages to a person injured. (3) All duties, fees, fines, penalties, forfeitures or the proceeds thereof upon sale, or so much thereof respectively as shall not be otherwise expressly applied and appropriated shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and be appropriated to the use of Her Majesty for the public use of Belize. prescribed to be maximum
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