Capacity of aliens as to property

Real and personal property of every description may be taken, acquired, held and disposed of by an alien in the same manner in all respects as by a natural born citizen of Belize, and a title to real and personal property of every description may be derived through, from or in succession to an alien in the same manner in all respects as through, from or in succession to a natural born citizen of Belize, provided that this section shall not operate so as to– (a) qualify an alien for any office or for a seat in the National Assembly, or for any municipal, legislative or other franchise, but a person shall not be deemed to be disqualified for the office of Alcalde or interpreter by reason of his being an alien; (b) qualify an alien to be the owner of a Belizean ship; (c) entitle an alien to any right or privilege as a citizen of Belize, except such rights and privileges in respect of property as are hereby expressly given to him; or (d) affect any estate or interest in real or personal property to which any person has or may become entitled, either mediately or immediately, in possession or expectancy, in pursuance of any disposition made before the 19th day of November, 1883, or in pursuance 14 Aliens Act of any devolution by law on the death of any person dying before that day. II.