Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires “airport” means any area of land or water or of land and water designated as an airport under any law and specified in the Schedule to the Act; “animals” includes any horse, mule, ass, cattle, sheep, goat, swine, dog or cat; “Authority” means the Belize Airports Authority established in accordance with the Belize Airports Authority Act; “authorised officer” means, in relation to any of the powers of an authorised officer under these Regulations, the Minister responsible for Civil Aviation, or a person authorised in writing by the Authority to exercise such power; “Chief Executive Officer” means Chief Executive Officer of the Authority appointed pursuant to Section 32 of the Act; Belize Airports Authority 7 “domestic flight” means any flight that departs from an airport in Belize for a destination within Belize, and includes non- commercial flights; “motor vehicle” and “public service vehicle” have the meaning respectively assigned to each in Section 2 of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act; CAP. 230. “non-commercial flight” means a flight that is not for commercial purposes; “Police Officer” means a member of the Belize Police Department; “rider fee” means the fee charged to passengers on a domestic flight as set out in the Schedule; Schedule. “Traffic sign” includes any speed limit sign, any mark on the surface of the roadway, any signal, whether an automatic electric signal or otherwise, warning sign post, direction post and sign or other device for the guidance or direction of persons using the roadways in an airport, which the Authority causes or permits to be placed on or near any such roadway.