Duty of aliens to register

(1) Subject to section 5, every person who– (a) being an alien of or over the age of sixteen years enters Belize on any occasion; (b) being an alien within Belize attains the age of sixteen years; (c) being of or over the age of sixteen years becomes an alien while in Belize, shall within thirty days comply with the provisions of sub- section (2). (2) Every alien as mentioned in sub-section (1) shall attend at the office of a registration officer (in the case of an alien who has a residence in Belize the registration officer of the judicial 6 district in which such residence is situated) and furnish to such registration officer the particulars set out in Schedule I and shall eitherSchedule I. (a) produce to such officer a passport furnished with a photograph of himself or some other document satisfactorily establishing his identity and nationality; or (b) give to such officer a satisfactory explanation of the circumstances which prevent him from producing such a passport or document.