Publication of notice of acquisition

(1) As soon as may be after the acquisition of property by virtue of section 60, the Financial Secretary shall publish in the Gazette and in at least one newspaper of general circulation in Belize, a notice of acquisition containing particulars of the property that has been acquired and requiring all interested persons to submit their claims within such time as may be specified, being not less than one month after the date of publication of the notice in the Gazette. (2) The Financial Secretary shall cause a copy of the notice of acquisition to be served, either personally on, or by registered post addressed to the last known place of abode or business of, every person who is known or believed by the Financial Secretary to be entitled to compensation in respect of the acquisition, and whose whereabouts are known to the Financial Secretary. 57 (3) All claims made pursuant to the notice of acquisition or otherwise shall be quantified by the claimant and shall show with facts and figures the basis of the amount claimed. (4) The Financial Secretary may require the claimant to provide additional information and documents as he may consider necessary to verify the claims. (5) Any person who is required to make a claim under this section wilfully makes a claim which is false in any material particular commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.