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Cap. 118, s. 8 · Revised Edition 2020

Nothing in this Act shall affect any jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to deal with nuisances or any other jurisdiction of a summary jurisdiction court. 7 SCHEDULE NUISANCE ACT Order to Abate Nuisance [Section 2 (2)] Whereas on the complaint of (name, address and description of complainant) the court is satisfied that (state nature of nuisance, e.g., “the business of a tannery now carried on Lot No. 0 in Belize City”, or “the flow of water on to the public highway from the pipe on the front of the house on Lot No. 0 in Belize City”, or “the step erected on the public highway from the front of the house on Lot No. 0 in Belize City”) is a nuisance. Now, therefore, in exercise of the power contained in the Nuisances Act, Cap. 118, the court orders that the said nuisance be abated immediately after service of this order (or within such time as may be reasonable, e.g., “within seven days after service of this order”). And the court doth hereby prohibit the recurrence of the said nuisance. (Add any order as to costs in the usual form.)
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