Power of the Corporation to make by-laws relating to municipal functions

(1) The Corporation may from time to time make by-laws subject to confirmation by the Minister, (a) for the licensing of horses, mules, carriages, carts, drays and handcarts, (except such as are kept by the Government or by the San Pedro Town Board) kept or used in North Ambergris Caye and the imposition of fees in respect thereof, Provided that the Corporation may in any such by-laws provide for the exemption from any requirement in respect of licensing and from the payment of the whole or part of any fee payable therefor by the owner of any horse, mule, cart, dray or handcart which is certified by the Minister to be used wholly or partially for the public service; (b) for the licensing of drivers of carriages, carts and drays and the imposition of fees in respect thereof; (c) for preventing animals from being brought into North Ambergris Caye except at such place or places as may from time to time be prescribed and for the provision of public pens for animals and for the imposition of fees and regulations in respect of the user thereof; (d) for regulating the passing of live-stock through the streets with power to specify the streets through which such stock shall be allowed to pass, the time of such passing, and the method of leading or driving such stock; (e) for the establishment and the control and use of public conveniences; 17 (f) for regulating the distance from any building at which it shall be lawful to construct any other building; (g) for regulating the construction as to dimensions and materials of the walls of buildings within the whole or any part of (h) for regulating the construction and materials of roofs, fire-places and furnaces in buildings of every description and for the prevention of fires; (i) for regulating the construction of chimneys to carry away the smoke from fire-places and furnaces of any kind and for insuring protection from sparks therefrom and for the prevention of nuisances from smoke; (j) for regulating the erection of temporary structures; (k) for the establishment, regulation, control, maintenance and management of markets and slaughter-houses; (l) for regulating the lighting of places, streets, markets and other buildings under the control (m) for prohibiting, except in the case of wild animals which may lawfully be shot in the bush, the killing or slaughtering of any animal, the flesh of which is intended for human food in any place within, or within one mile beyond the limits of North 18 Ambergris Caye other than in a slaughter- house provided by the Corporation; (n) for prohibiting the exposing or exhibiting for sale the flesh of any animal in any place within, or within one mile beyond the limits of North Ambergris Caye other than in the market or such place or places as the Corporation may appoint; (o) for the regulation of parks, gardens and public recreation grounds; (p) for the of cemeteries and interments therein; and (q) generally for all matters connected with the and the rule and good government of North Ambergris Caye and the proper carrying out of the provisions of this Act. (2) The Minister may authorise persons employed by the Corporation to enforce by-laws made by the Corporation under this section and to take all steps, and do all acts and things, necessary for that purpose. (3) A person who, (a) acts in contravention of any by-laws made under this section; or (b) obstructs any person authorised under subsection (2) of this section, commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and in the case of 19 a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding twenty- five dollars for each day.