Declaration of public utility providers

(1) All persons or companies (including the lessees, trustees, receivers or liquidators of such persons or companies) who own or operate equipment or facilities for– (a) the production, generation, sale, furnishing or supplying, directly or indirectly to or for the public, of electricity; 12 Public Utilities Commission (b) the provision, storage, purification, sale, furnishing or supplying, directly or indirectly to or for the public, of water, are hereby declared public utility providers within the meaning of the Public Utilities Commission Act, (hereinafter referred to as “the Act.”) CAP. 223. (2) Existing persons or companies (including the lessees, trustees, receivers or liquidators of such persons or companies) who are hereby declared public utility providers by this Order by virtue of conducting business in the general classes of services described in (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) above include, but are not limited to– (a) Belize Electric Company Limited (BECOL); (b) Hydro Maya Limited; (c) Belize Cogeneration Energy Limited (BELCOGEN); (d) Belize Aquaculture Limited (BAL); (e) Consolidated Water Belize Limited (CWBL), and any other person or company (including the les see, trustee, receiver or liquidator of such person or company) who may acquire equipment or facilities for purposes described in (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) above. (3) This Order shall not apply to– (a) water Boards duly appointed by the Minister of Rural Development for the purpose of managing and operating Rudimentary Water Systems; Public Utilities Commission 13 (b) all persons, companies or other entities (including the lessees, trustees, receivers or liquidators of such persons, companies or other entities) who own or operate equipment or facilities for the provision, storage and purification of water for the purpose of selling, furnishing or supplying, directly or indirectly to or for the public, in fixed volume containers; (c) all persons, companies or other entities (including the lessees, trustees, receivers or liquidators of such persons, companies or other entities) who own or operate such equipment or facilities but are excluded by virtue of any licence granted to such persons, companies or other entities by the Public Utilities Commission.