Institutional support from the Ministry

(1) The Ministry responsible for Tourism shall be the Secretariat of the Council, and in that capacity shall be responsible for the overall management and formulation of the Council’s policies and decisions, and for assigning such policies and decisions for implementation as provided in subsection (3) below. 15 (2) The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry responsible for Tourism shall be the chief coordinator between the Council and the Ministry, and suitably qualified public officers within the Ministry responsible for Tourism shall be designated by the Minister and assigned the responsibility of managing and formulating, under the direct supervision and direction of the Permanent Secretary, the day to day activities of the Council within the Ministry. (3) Subject to subsection (1) of this section, the Belize Tourism Board established under the Belize Tourism Board Act, Cap. 275 shall be the principal implementing organ of the decisions and policies of the Council referred to it by the Ministry responsible for Tourism and, in this respect, shall provide technical and other support to the Council which better enables the Council to carry out, execute and perform its objectives, functions and duties under this Act. (4) Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, any Government Ministry or department or any other organisation represented on the Council shall have a duty of providing technical support and advice to the Council, if or when requested by the Council to do so, which better enables the Council to carry out, execute and perform its objectives, functions and duties under this Act.