Exportation of firearms etc., from Belize

(1) The procedures to be followed when exporting any firearms, firearms parts and/or components are– (a) the Ministry may issue an Export Certificate for firearms, firearms parts and components to any applicant who– (i) meets the applicable legal requirements under the Act and any other relevant laws of Belize; (ii) supplies it to the original or a certified copy of the Import Certificate issued by the authorising agency of the importing country; 10 Firearms Act (b) the Ministry shall only authorise an export of firearms, firearms parts and/or components pursuant to an Export Certificate when the applicant completes the export attachment document set out as Form 2 in the Schedule hereto, which information may be provided on a portion of the Export Certificate or on a separate export attachment document; (c) where the firearms, firearms parts and/or components are to pass through an intransit country before reaching their final destination, the applicant shall also provide to the Ministry an Authorization Certificate issued by the authorising agency of each country where the shipment is to intransit through; (d) the Ministry may send (upon request) the information referred to in this regulation (or certified copies thereof) to the verifying or authorizing agency of the importing country, and where applicable, to the applicable verifying or authorizing agency of each intransit country; (e) the shipper shall present the firearms, firearms parts and/or components, together with the Export Certificate and export attachment, or certified copies thereof, to the Ministry, and upon verification by the Ministry, the shipment may be exported from Belize. (2) The Export Certificate shall be as set out in Form 1 of the Schedule hereto. (3) Each export attachment shall contain the following minimum informationFirearms Act 11 (a) shipment information – the serial numbers of firearms, firearms parts and/or components, (where applicable) being shipped, with each classification-description (as per bill of lading if required by the importing country), date of shipment, exit port, routes planned, and specifications of all shipping modes and shippers; (b) shipper’s information – for each shipper identified in paragraph (a) above, the name and signature of the shipper’s representative if the shipper is a commercial or a government operator; (c) information on prior shipments – if any, made against the appropriate Export Certificate, including the dates of exit of previous shipments, quantities of firearms or parts and components shipped, by classification- description per shipment, as well as the cumulative quantities of all shipments shipped prior to the applicable shipment, and the name of the shipper involved in such prior