Authorized transshipments

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, the transhipments at sea are prohibited and shall be allowed only subject to authorization and at a designated port under the control and inspection of the competent authority of that port State and/or an authorized fisheries inspector of Belize. (2) The Director may authorize a transshipment at sea in cases of force majeure, provided that an authorized observer monitors the transshipment or in cases where it can be ascertained that an effective transshipment program is in place. 87 (3) Transshipments at sea regulated by an RFMO may also be authorized at the discretion of the Director. transhipment