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Offences

Pollution Regulations, reg. 72 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Where no penalty is specifically provided in the Act, a person who contravenes these Regulations is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each day or part thereof during which the offence continues after a conviction is first obtained. (2) In imposing any fine, the magistrate may order that the fine imposed, or a portion of such fine, be paid into an environmental fund established by the Department.

Amended by: 60 of 2002

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Offences — Cap. 328s04 s. 72 · Belize Law