Jurisdiction and prosecutions

(1) Proceedings under this Part or the Schedule II in respect of an offence on a ship may be taken, and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in Belize. (2) No such proceedings shall be instituted except by or with the consent of the central authority. (3) Without prejudice to sub–section (2), no proceedings for an offence under section 33 alleged to have been committed outside the territorial waters of Belize on a ship registered in a Convention State shall be instituted except in pursuance of the exercise, with the authority of the central authority, of the powers conferred by the Schedule II. Schedule II. International Co-operation Act [CAP. 103:04 41