Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires“Act” means the Firearms Act; CAP. 143. “ammunition” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2(l) of the Act; “authorising agency” means, in respect of Belize, the Ministry responsible for firearms, and in respect of any other country, the agency charged with performing in that country the functions performed by the Ministry responsible for firearms under these Regulations; “certified copy” in relation to a document, means a copy of such document duly certified as a true and correct copy by a notary public or a justice of the peace, which bears the signature of the notary public or justice of the peace, and the date on which the certification is made; “export” and/or “import” means respectively, in relation to firearms, firearms parts, components or ammunition, the removal, or if it be so said, the exiting of such firearms, firearms parts, components or ammunition from Belizean customs territory in accordance with Belize’s customs laws, and/or the entry into Belize’s customs territory of such firearms, firearms parts, components or ammunition in accordance with Belize’s customs laws; 8 Firearms Act “export attachment” in relation to an Export Certificate for firearms, firearms parts and components, means the document issued by the Ministry responsible for firearms for attachment to or inclusion on to the Export Certificate which, when completed, contains the information referred to in Form 2 of the Schedule hereto; “export attachment” in relation to an Export Certificate for ammunition, means the document issued by the Ministry responsible for firearms for attachment to or inclusion on to the Export Certificate which, when completed, contains information referred to in Form 6 of the Schedule hereto; “Export Certificate” in relation to firearms, firearms parts and components means the document set out as Form 1 in the Schedule hereto, issued by the Ministry responsible for “Export Certificate” in relation to ammunition, means the document set out as Form 5 in the Schedule hereto, issued by the Ministry responsible for firearms; “final recipient” means the person, natural or legal, authorised by the Ministry responsible for firearms or any other authorising agency to take possession of a shipment of firearms, firearms parts, components or ammunition; “firearm” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2(1) of the Act; “Import Certificate” in relation to firearms, firearms parts and components means the document set out as Form 3 in the Schedule hereto, issued by the Ministry responsible for “Import Certificate” in relation to ammunition, means the document set out as Form 7 in the Schedule hereto, issued by the Ministry responsible for firearms; Firearms Act 9 “Ministry” means the Ministry responsible for firearms; “parts and components” in relation to firearms, means elements of the firearms that are essential to the operation of the firearms; “shipment transaction” means the movement of an individual shipment that is authorised to be made under the authority of an Export or Import Certificate, or an export attachment or an Intransit Authorisation Certificate; “shipping mode” in respect to a shipment; means transportation by air, sea, river, rail, highway or a combination of two or more such modes, and “shipper” means the operator of the respective shipping mode; “verifying agency” means the Ministry responsible for firearms or any other agency which is designated as such in any country.