Authorisation of agents by the Committee

(1) Notwithstanding any rule of law or practice to the contrary, it shall be lawful for the Committee to authorise any person to act as agent to do any transaction with any lottery ticket or any document purporting to be a lottery ticket for the purpose of detecting offences or obtaining evidence for a prosecution under this Act, or any regulations made there under, and the evidence of such person shall be valid and effectual for all purposes and shall be receivable in evidence in all courts in Belize. (2) An agent so authorised shall not be deemed to have committed any offence by so doing any transaction under this Act, and shall not be treated as an accomplice for the purposes of the law on corroboration (3) The fact that a crime has been induced by the activities of an authorised agent shall not be treated as a mitigating factor by any court for the purpose of sentencing an offender. (4) Where an offence has been detected pursuant to this section resulting in a successful conviction, the agent involved may be awarded a commission on any fines collected there under as determined by the Lotteries Committee.