Housing allowance

(1) An expatriate Officer recruited from abroad shall be entitled to a monthly housing allowance equivalent to thirty percent of his basic salary for the life of his contract. (2) A Belizean Officer recruited from abroad and on transfer from his station shall be entitled to a monthly housing allowance equivalent to thirty percent of his basic salary fora period of six months only, after which the allowance applicable to locally recruited Officers shall apply. (3) A locally recruited Officer shall be entitled to a monthly housing allowance equivalent to ten percent of his basic salary for a period of twelve months only. (4) An Officer shall not be eligible for housing allowance at the station in which he is recruited. (5) Where it is ascertained that an Officer owns a house in the district, town, or city where he is employed, payment of housing allowance or provision of residential quarters, where available, shall not be provided.