Regulations

(2) The secretary shall be the principal administrative officer responsible for management and control of the business 10.-(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, make regulations generally providing rules governing the control of soil erosion, water conservation, planting, growing, cultivation, harvesting, preventing and curing of infestation and disease, and transportation of crops, and without prejudice to the generality of this provision, for, (a) prescribing the form of any licence, notice or any other document required to be prescribed; (b) disinfection, treatment of diseased crops and produce thereof; (c) destruction and disposal of seeds or plants not suitable for planting or likely to infect or adversely affect other seeds and plants because of infestation or disease; (d) prohibition, restriction of methods of cultivation, harvesting and transportation not in keeping with the best practices in that field; (e) the enforcement of soil and water conservation methods and cropping patterns; (f) provision of drying and storing areas; (g) measures to be taken to prevent the spread of plant diseases or pests, including the quarantine of infected or infested plant area; (h) disinfection and treatment services and payment of fees, if any, therefor; Belize Land Development Authority [CAP. 181 11 (i) generally carrying into effect any of the provisions of this Act. (2) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any regulation made under this section is for each offence liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or to any lesser penalty that may be annexed to the breach of any regulation and, in addition, there may be annexed to any such breach a provision for forfeiture to the State of any produce. (3) All regulations made pursuant to this section shall be subject to negative resolution.