Application of International Conventions

(1) When an International Convention or other international instrument has been ratified, acceded or adhered to by the Government of Belize, the Registrar or the Senior Deputy Registrar of IMMARBE is hereby empowered to issue Merchant Marine Notices in order to give full effect to the implementation of its provisions on board IMMARBE 64 (2) In the event that any Merchant Marine Notice conflicts in any manner with a provision of that Convention or instrument, the provisions of the Convention or instrument shall prevail. (3) Any legal instrument issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or the International Labour Organization (ILO) comprising International Conventions, Protocols or Codes pertaining to merchant shipping, shall, as far as practicable, be submitted for consideration to a technical committee consisting of the Belize Port Authority, the Belize National Coast Guard Service (BNCG) and IMMARBE, who shall advise and make recommendations to the Government of Belize prior to accession, adhesion or ratification by Belize of such legal instrument.