Establishment of Department of the Environment

(1) For the administration of this Act and the regulations made thereunder, there shall be established under the Ministry for the time being responsible for the Environment, a department to be known as the “Department of the (2) The Department shall be headed by a public officer to be known as the Chief Environmental Officer who shall be appointed by the Governor-General in accordance with section 107 of the Belize Constitution, 13 Provided that the public officer who is working as the Chief Environmental Officer immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been appointed under this section. (3) It shall be the responsibility of the Department to monitor the implementation of this Act and the regulations made thereunder and to take necessary action to enforce its provisions. (4) There shall be appointed by the Public Services Commission such other environmental officers, inspectors and other staff having suitable qualifications as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act and any regulations made thereunder.