Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires“auctioneer” means a person who sells or offers for sale any goods or chattels, or any lands, tenements or hereditaments or any interest therein, at any sale where any person becomes the purchaser of the same by competition, and being the highest bidder either by being the single bidder or increasing on the biddings made by others, or decreasing on sums named by the auctioneer or other person as auctioneer, or other person at such sale or by any other mode of sale by competition, except as hereinafter provided; “CARICOM Member State” means a State which is a party to the Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community, including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy; “local authority” means the Belize City Council acting in relation to Belize City, the Belmopan City Council acting in relation to the City of Belmopan, or any Town Council acting in relation to any town mentioned in the Schedule to the Town Council’s Act or which may be added to the said Schedule under that Act, as the case may be. 5