Offences and penalties

(1) A person commits an offence ifCaribbean Community Act [CAP. 17:02 13 (a) for the purpose of procuring a qualifying certificate or for the purpose of seeking permission under this Act to enter Belize, he, (i) makes any statement, for himself or any other person, knowing such statement to be false in a material particular; or (ii) recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular; (b) that person uses a certificate issued by the competent Minister of a qualifying Caribbean Community state knowing that it has been cancelled by the Government of that state; (c) that person uses a qualifying certificate knowing that it has been cancelled by the (2) Conviction of an offence under this section shall– (a) render a qualifying certificate liable to cancellation at the discretion of the Minister; (b) render a permission granted under this Act revocable at the discretion of the Minister; and (c) disentitle any person so convicted or the right to any permission under this Act. (3) Any person who commits an offence under this Act shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment. 14 Caribbean Community Act