Regulations

(1) The Prime Minister may make Regulations generally for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Act, and in particular may by Regulations prescribe, (a) Rules of Procedure for the National Advisory (b) that different periods shall apply in relation to than those prescribed in the Third Schedule; (c) that notice of the availability of a report under section 30(7) of this Act may be given by advertisement in the Gazette and at least one newspaper published in Belize where attempts to identify or find an occupier, for the purpose of providing the report under that subsection or notifying its contents under section 30(8) of this Act, have not succeeded after one month or such longer period as may be prescribed. (2) Any Regulations made under subsection (l)(b) amends the Third Schedule the extent of any inconsistency between that Schedule and such Regulations. (3) The Prime Minister may make By-laws regulating the use of any listed premises by persons taking shelter therein, to apply during the period when the premises are in use as (4) By-laws made under subsection (3) of this section for listed premises which are not in government occupation may be made on the recommendation of the occupiers of the premises. 30 (5) By-laws made under subsection (3) of this section may confer on shelter managers and shelter officers, (a) authority to refuse admission of persons to the shelter to prevent overcrowding; (b) authority to prohibit the bringing of pets or other animals into the shelter; (c) authority to prohibit the bringing of weapons or hazardous materials into the shelter; (d) authority to limit by weight or bulk the luggage or other property to be brought into the shelter by persons taking shelter; (e) authority to disclaim, as a condition of permitting persons using the shelter, to bring luggage or other property into the shelter, responsibility for the safety of such property, including responsibility for negligent damage to such property; (f) authority to refuse entry of any person to the shelter unless that person submits to a search of any luggage or other property to be brought into the shelter; (g) authority to allocate the use of the space and the facilities of the shelter among different users thereof; (h) authority to regulate the use of musical instruments and other equipment which may disturb the users of the shelter by noise or light; Disaster Preparedness and Response [CAP. 145 31 (i) authority to prohibit the consumption of alcoholic drink and the use of tobacco products in the shelter premises; (j) authority to require persons to observe safeguards in the interests of the health of other persons; (k) authority to require persons using the shelter to take precautions against the outbreak or spread of fire, including participating in fire drills requiring temporary evacuation and assembly; (l) authority to set minimum standards of conduct in shelters in the interests of decency and public morality; (m) authority to set minimum standards of cleanliness and tidiness to be observed in (n) authority to require persons taking shelter to clean areas within the shelter which they occupy; (o) authority to prohibit the commission of breaches of the peace or sexual or other harassment in or near the shelter; (p) authority to enforce the criminal law and the regulation and prohibition of the matters in paragraphs (a) to (o) by suspension or expulsion from the shelter, and to use reasonable force for this purpose, independently of any proceedings in respect of an offence under subsection (8) of this section.