Boarding etc., of vessels

(1) Every shipping agent, owner of a vessel, and any owner of a private marina or his authorized agent shall inform a Quarantine Inspector of scheduled arrivals of vessels coming from international ports within twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled arrival of such vessels. (2) No permission to land shall be granted unless a ship inspection has been conducted by a designated officer and his findings indicate full compliance with the Sanitary and Phytosanitary regulations of Belize. (3) Every owner of a vessel, or his authorized agent, shall pay to the Authority the following fees for boarding and quarantine inspection of the vessel16 Type of Vessel Fee BZ$ (a) Cruise ships and cargo vessels 60.00 per hour; (b) Large yachts 50.00 per hour; (c) Small yachts 20.00 per inspection; (d) Water taxis (arriving from international ports) 20.00 per inspection; (4) The owner of a vessel with a Belize based agent shall make payments to the nearest office of the Authority on a bi- weekly basis. (5) The owner or captain of a vessel without a Belize based agent shall make payments directly to the designated officer conducting the quarantine inspection. (6) The owner or captain of a vessel, or his authorized agent, shall pay the certified transportation expenses of the designated officer, in the case of payments made under subregulation (3)(a), (b) or (c), and such expenses shall run from the time the designated officer leaves his station to the time he returns to his station. (7) The inspection fees referred to in subregulation (3) shall run from the time the designated officer leaves his station until the time he returns to his station.