Establishment of Belize Petroleum Haulers’ Association

(1) There is hereby established a body corporate by the name of the Belize Petroleum Haulers’ Association with perpetual succession and a common seal which shall be judicially noticed, which may sue and be sued in its corporate name and may make contracts and hold and dispose of land of whatever tenure and other property for the purpose of carrying out its functions. (2) All deeds, documents or other instruments requiring the seal of the Association in the presence of the Chairperson and one other member of the Committee who shall sign every such deed, document or other instrument to which the common seal is affixed, and such signing shall be sufficient evidence that such seal was duly and properly affixed and that it is the lawful seal of the Association. (3) The Association may enter into contracts with individual petroleum haulers relating to all matters connected with the petroleum haulage industry. (4) The Association is and shall be the only legal entity authorised to conduct the business of petroleum transportation in Belize, save and except haulage to a private facility not owned by an oil company or its affiliates.