Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires“Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee established under section 5; “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys; “frontage line” means the boundary of a road, river, public reserve, or any sea coast, permanent stream or lake; “grant” means a land certificate or a conveyance effectual to pass an estate in fee simple to the grantee, subject to the terms and provisions of this Act; “improvement” means any beneficial work done upon land to increase its value, productiveness, or powers of carrying stock and includes buildings, machinery, mines, canals, drains, wells, tanks, dams, cultivation, fencing, filling up, laying down grass, clearing and keeping clear of bush; 7 “lessee” means a tenant of national lands and includes the person actually in possession or occupation of national lands under a lease or Lease Purchase Agreement; “Minister” means the Minister for the time being responsible for lands; CAP. 213. “national lands” means all lands and sea bed, other than reserved forest within the meaning of the Forests Act, including cayes and parts thereof not already located or granted, and includes any land which has been, or may hereafter become, escheated to or otherwise acquired by the Government of Belize; “proprietor” means any person actually in lawful possession or occupation of land; “Registrar” means the Registrar General or the Registrar of Lands, as the case may be; “stamps” means adhesive postage and revenue stamps. Classification, Disposal etc., of National Lands.