Establishment of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee

(1) There shall be and is hereby established a National Civil Aviation Security Committee which shall consist of the following persons or their designated representatives, (a) the Director of Civil Aviation, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee; (b) the Commissioner of Police or his representative who shall be of or above the rank of Superintendent; (c) the Commander, Belize Defence Force or his representative who shall be of or above the rank of Colonel; (d) the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry for the time being responsible for National (e) the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry for the time being responsible for Civil Aviation; (f) the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry for the time being responsible for Foreign Affairs; (g) the Comptroller of Customs; (h) the Director of Border Management and Immigration Services; (i) the Post Master General; Civil Aviation Security Act [CAP. 239:01 13 (j) the Chief Executive Officer of the Concession Company; (k) General Manager of the Belize Airport Authority. (2) Members of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee, other than ex officio members, shall be appointed by the Minister for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment. (3) The National Civil Aviation Security Committee shall be responsible for developing policies for the maintenance of security at all airports, and aeronautical facilities in Belize, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the National Civil Aviation Security Committee shall, in the furtherance of this objective, have and exercise the following functions, (a) approving the Belize National Civil Aviation Security Programme, the national quality control programme, and the national training programme developed by the Department of (b) defining and allocating the different tasks, roles and responsibilities for the implementation of the various aspects of the Programme to the different government departments, entities and organisations concerned with aviation security; (c) establishing the means of co-ordination between the different government departments, entities and organisations concerned with the implementation of the 14 (d) making available to the management of airports, aerodromes, aeronautical facilities, airlines and other entities operating in or within airports or aerodromes, relevant portions of the Belize National Civil Aviation Security Programme for their compliance and guidance; (e) reviewing periodically the effectiveness of the Programme, including re-evaluating security measures and procedures to identify any weakness acts of unlawful interference, and making appropriate recommendations to the Department of Civil Aviation for amendments; (f) reviewing and recommending that the Department of Civil Aviation may approve aircraft operator security programmes and airport or aerodrome security programmes; (g) ensuring that airport security services at international airports in Belize are provided with the necessary support facilities such as office space, telecommunications equipment, appropriate screening and security equipment, and training facilities; (h) developing and revising, on a continuous basis, national policies relating to civil (i) developing, revising and issuing, on a continuous basis, comprehensive policy guidelines relating to all aspects of civil Civil Aviation Security Act [CAP. 239:01 15 (j) ensuring that architectural and infrastructure- related requirements at airports, aerodromes and aeronautical facilities, necessary for the optimum implementation of international civil aviation security measures developed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation or other regional organisations to which Belize is a party, are integrated into the design and construction of new facilities and alteration of existing airports, aerodromes and aeronautical facilities in Belize; (k) co-ordinating the development of, and the granting of approval to, civil aviation security training programmes by individual agencies or organisations; (l) developing standards for the hiring and retention of civil aviation security screening companies; (m) receiving, reviewing and distributing to relevant organisations and government departments intelligence information related to civil aviation security; (n) assessing threats posed to the civil aviation security of Belize and making appropriate recommendations therefore to the Minister; (o) developing policies, strategies, and plans for dealing with actual or threatened acts of unlawful interference; (p) identifying and commissioning research and development activities necessary to enhance Belize’s civil aviation security; 16 (q) ensuring the adequacy of security measures for the transportation of cargo into, within and from airports and aerodromes in Belize; (r) facilitating the co-ordination of intelligence, security, and law enforcement activities affecting civil aviation security; (s) facilitating the sharing of intelligence, security and law enforcement activities affecting civil aviation security with the agencies of other foreign governments which are friendly to (t) facilitating the sharing of intelligence, security, and law enforcement information affecting civil aviation security with operators (u) exploring the technical feasibility of developing, and approving the development of, a common electronic database of individuals who, and organisations which, may pose a threat to civil aviation security. (4) The National Civil Aviation Security Committee shall meet at least once every six months, and the Chairman shall preside at such meeting.