Body Corporate

(1) The Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and, subject to the provisions of this Act, shall have power to acquire, hold and dispose of movable and immovable property of whatever kind and to enter into contracts and to do all things necessary for the fulfilment of its objectives. (2) The Authority may sue and be sued in its corporate name and shall for all purposes be described by that name. (3) The seal of the Authority shall be authenticated by the signatures of the Chairperson or the Managing Director and one other Director authorized by the Board of Directors to act for that purpose, and the seal thus authenticated shall be judicially and officially noticed. (4) All agreements to be entered into by the Authority, other than those required by law to be made under seal, shall be signified under the hand of the Chairperson and the Managing Director or by a Director and the Managing Director. (5) The Authority shall have its principal office in the Cayo District or at such other place or places in Belize as the Board may decide. Belize Agricultural Health Authority [CAP. 211 15 (6) The Authority may establish regional or local offices in any location within Belize as it considers necessary.