Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires“authorised officer” means any police officer, justice of the peace, forest officer or any other person duly authorised by the Minister; “chicle” means chicle, State gum or any other sapotaceous gum or latex, in its natural state or cooked or prepared in any way; “chicle offence” means any contravention of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations; “forest officer” means any person appointed by or under orders of the Public Service Commission to be a forest officer, principal forest officer, forester, forest ranger, forest guard or inspector of State licences or to discharge any function of a forest officer under this Act or under any regulation, and includes the Chief Forest Officer; 6 Chicle Protection “Minister” means Minister responsible for forestry; “person”, includes in the case of a company, the managing director, manager, secretary or other principal officer of the company in Belize; “regulations” means regulations made under this Act.