Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires“Board” means the Board of Directors established under section 4; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board of “concession arrangements” means formal arrangements made by a legally recognised management organisation of a protected area in Belize with groups of people, or with companies or individuals, allowing such people, companies or individuals to conduct business within the protected area; “cruise ship” means a sea vessel which accommodates visitors on board for lodging and is within Belize’s inland or territorial waters for less than twenty-four hours, but does not include a live a board vessel; Protected Areas Conservation Trust[CAP. 218 7 “Minister” means the Minister for the time being responsible for Natural Resources; “natural resources” means any part of the natural environment such as soil, water, minerals, flora, fauna, rocks; CAP. 215. “National Protected Areas System” means the National Protected Areas System established under the National Protected Areas System Act; CAP. 215. CAP. 330. CAP. 213. “protected area” means an area declared under the National Protected Areas System Act, the Forests Act or the Fisheries Act or any statutory modifications of any of those enactments for the time being in force; “Minister” means the Minister for the time being responsible for “non-governmental organisation” has the meaning assigned in section 3 of the Non-Governmental Organisations Act; CAP. 315. “recreation related licence fees” means fees charged to a person by the managing authority of a protected area for various recreational uses made by that person within the protected area; “Trust” means the Protected Areas Conservation Trust established under section 3 of this Act; and “Trust Fund” means the Protected Areas Conservation Trust Fund established under section 20 of this Act.