Jurisdiction

A Court in Belize shall have jurisdiction in respect of an offence under this Act where the act constituting the offence is carried out– (a) wholly or in substantial part within its territory; (b) against the status of persons, or interests in things, present within its territory; (c) outside its territory but has or is intended to have substantial effect within its territory; (d) against the activities, interests, status, or relations of its nationals outside as well as within its territory; and (e) outside its territory by persons not its nationals that is directed against the security of the state or against a limited class of other state interests.