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Presumption where wreck found in possession of any person

Cap. 235, s. 13 · Revised Edition 2020

All wreck found in the possession of any person within Belize shall be deemed to be abandoned wreck until the contrary is proved to the satisfaction of a magistrate and any person found in possession of abandoned wreck shall be presumed to have brought it ashore unless he shall give some satisfactory explanation of the manner in which it came into his possession.
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