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Public buildings not to be used until approved

Cap. 131, s. 31 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) No person shall use any public building or let or allow it to be used as such unless and until the Authority, by notice in writing addressed to the owner thereof, has declared its approval of the construction thereof, and of its suitability for the purpose for which it is proposed to be used. (2) After the Authority has declared its approval, no person shall do or allow to be done any work affecting or likely to affect such building without the approval of the Authority. 35 (3) Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not less than five thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars or two years imprisonment.

Amended by: 2 of 2005; 39 of 2017

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Public buildings not to be used until approved — Cap. 131 s. 31 · Belize Law