Amendment of other Acts, and repeal and savings

(1) The Acts specified in the first column of the Schedule are amended in the manner specified in the second column of the Schedule. (2) Upon the commencement of this Act, the National Parks System Act shall stand repealed. Schedule. CAP. 215. (3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the National Parks System Act all regulations made under that Act shall continue in force until amended or repealed. (4) Notwithstanding the repeal of the National Parks System Act, nothing in this Act shall affect any proceedings taken or a right which has accrued or a liability which has been incurred under the repealed Act before the coming into force of this Act. 44 SCHEDULE [section 54 (1)] CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDENTS TO OTHER ACTS NAME OF ACT AMENDMENTS Fisheries Act, Chapter 210 Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011 Section 14 is amended by – (a) the addition after subsection (1) of the following as subsection (1A) “(1A) The exercise by the Minister of the power under subsection (1) is subject to the requirements of sections 14 (conditions to be met prior to declaration and alteration of new protected area), 17 (Minister to seek advice before making declaration) and 19 (public consultation and participation) of the National Protected Areas System Act”; (a) repealing subsection (2) and substituting there for the following :” (2) Where an area declared as a marine reserve no longer serves the purpose for which it was declared, the Ministers hall, by Order published in the Gazette, subject to an National Protected Areas System [CAP. 215 45 affirmative resolution, revoke the declaration; however, prior to revoking a declaration under this section, the Minister, shall hold public consultations with persons having an interest in the area, including users of the area.” Forests Act, Chapter 213 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011 Section 3 is amended by – (a) renumbering the section as subsection (1); and (b) inserting the following as subsections (2) and (3) “(2) The exercise by the Minister of the power under subsection (1) is subject to the requirements of sections 14 (conditions to be met prior to declaration and alteration of new protected area), 17 (Minister to seek advice before making declaration) and 19 (public consultation and participation) of the National Protected Areas System Act. (3) Where any national land declared as a forest reserve no longer serves the purpose for which it was declared, the Minister shall, by Order 46 published in the Gazette, subject to an affirmative resolution, revoke the declaration; however, prior to revoking a declaration under this section, the Minister, shall hold public consultations with persons having an interest in the land so declared, including users of the land.”