National Emergency Management Organisation and National Emergency Coordinator

(1) There shall be a Department of Government named the National Emergency Management Organisation which shall be directed by a public officer holding the title of National Emergency Coordinator and appointed pursuant to section 107 of the Belize Constitution, Cap. 4. (2) The National Coordinator may be assisted by such number of public officers or other persons as may be appointed or designated for the purpose, including deputy coordinators, assistant coordinators, hazard inspectors, shelter managers or shelter officers. (3) The National Coordinator, any deputy or assistant coordinator and any member of the Police Department shall have all the enforcement powers of a hazard inspector, shelter manager or shelter officer under sections 30 and 31(5) of this Act.