Establishment of the Authority

(1) A body to be known as the Belize Agricultural Health Authority shall be and is hereby established as an autonomous institution governed by the provisions of this Act. (2) The Authority may exercise any of the functions entrusted to it by or in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any Regulations made thereunder, and may exercise any other duties incidental or ancillary to, or consequential upon, the performance of its functions.