Interpretation

For the purposes of this Part and the Schedule VI“criminal conduct” means conduct which constitutes an offence or would constitute an offence if it had occurred in Belize; “external order” means an order which– (a) is made by an overseas court where property is found or believed to have been obtained as a result of or in connection with an offence; and (b) is for the recovery of specified property or a specified sum of money; “external request” means a request by an overseas authority to prohibit dealing with relevant property which is identified in the “foreign regulatory authority” in relation to a supervisory authority, means an authority in a jurisdiction outside Belize which exercises a regulatory function similar to the regulatory or supervisory function of the supervisory authority; “overseas court” means a court of a country outside Belize; “overseas means an which has responsibility in a country outside Belize for making a request to an authority in another country, including Belize, to prohibit dealing with relevant property; “relevant property” means property for which there are reasonable grounds to believe that it may be needed to satisfy an external order which has been, or which may be, made. Schedule VI.