Exportation of ammunition from Belize

(1) The procedures to be observed when exporting any ammunition from Belize are as follows– (a) the Ministry shall issue an Export Certificate to any applicant who– (i) meets the applicable legal requirements under the Act and any other relevant laws of Belize; (ii) supplies the original or a certified copy of the Import Certificate issued by the authorising agency of the importing country; 14 Firearms Act (iii) supplies the export attachment information, which may be provided on a portion of the Export Certificate on a separate export attachment document; (c) where the ammunition is to pass through an intransit country before reaching its final destination, the applicant shall also provide to the Ministry an Authorization Certificate issued by the authorising or verifying agency of the 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 agency of the importing country and, where applicable, to the applicable verifying agency of each intransit country; (e) the shipper shall present the ammunition, together with the Export Certificate and export attachment, or certified copies thereof, to the Ministry for verification, and upon verification by the Ministry, the shipment may be exported from Belize. (2) The Export Certificate shall be as set out in Form 5 of the Schedule hereto. (3) Each export attachment shall contain the following minimum information– (a) Shipment information – the lot numbers of ammunition and quantity being shipped, with each classification-description (as per bill of lading if required by the exporting and/or importing countries), date of shipment, exit Firearms Act 15 port, routes planned, and all specific shipping modes and shippers; (b) Shipper’s Information – for each shipper identified in paragraph (a) above, the name, postal and/or physical address, telephone and facsimile address of the shipper or the shipper’s representative if the shipper is a commercial or government operator; (c) information on prior shipments – if any, including dates of exit of previous shipments, of shipped by classification-description per cumulative quantities of all shipments shipped prior to the applicable shipment, and the name of the shipper. (4) The export attachment shall be in the form set out as Form 6 to the Schedule hereto. Form 6 Schedule.