Duty of Licensee to consult

(1) A licensee shall consult with, (a) the Ministers responsible for Agriculture, Forestry, National Parks, or Lands; (b) relevant officers within the ministries of Agriculture, Forestry, National Parks, or Lands; (c) any other relevant Minister, ministries or departments prior to taking any action as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of conserving, redistributing or augmenting any water resources in Belize. National Integrated 31 (2) A licensee shall, (a) prepare and thereafter keep under review a hydrometric scheme for obtaining, recording and analyzing particulars of rainfall, evaporation of water and the flow level of volume of inland waters; (b) carry out periodical surveys of water consumption patterns in Belize and prepare reports thereon; (c) prepare estimates of the future demand for the use of water; (d) prepare plans for the purpose of securing the more efficient management of water in Belize, including the meeting of future; (e) carry out such engineering or other operations as it considers necessary or expedient for the purpose of implementing any plan prepared under paragraph (d) of this subsection; (f) prepare any other document or carry out any other function, which the Authority may by Regulations prescribe. (3) The licensee, in carrying out its functions under subsection (2) of this section shall consult with, (a) the Ministers responsible for Finance, Economic Development, Budget Planning; (b) relevant officers within the ministries of Finance, Economic Development, Budget National Integrated 32 (c) any other Ministry, municipal authority or statutory authority, likely to assist or be affected and the licensee shall send to those Minister, officers, or bodies a copy of any report prepared in consequence of any survey or plan.