Licensing Board for Belmopan

(1) There shall be established for Belmopan a separate Licensing Board, consisting of five persons appointed annually by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette, Provided that of the five members, one shall be the Mayor or a member of the Belmopan City Council, who shall be an ex officio member. Intoxicating Liquor Licensing [CAP. 150 19 (2) The provisions of subsections (2) to (9) of section 12 of this Act, shall apply to the Board established under this section. (3) The Licensing Board for Belmopan established under this section shall have jurisdiction over the City of Belmopan and the surrounding areas starting at mile 32 on the Western Highway, to the Villages of Ontario on the Western Highway (including the Villages of Cotton Tree, St. Matthews, Valley of Peace, Roaring Creek, Camalote, Salvapan and Las Flores), and from the junction of the Western and Hummingbird Highways to the Village of St. Margarets on the Hummingbird Highway. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law, the Licensing Board for the Cayo Judicial District shall have no jurisdiction over the City of Belmopan and the other areas specified in subsection (3) of this section over which the Licensing Board for Belmopan has been given jurisdiction under the said subsection, and the functions and powers entrusted to a Licensing Board under this Act shall, in respect of the said areas, be exercised by the Licensing Board for Belmopan established under this section.