Grant of permits

Subject to this Act and to any regulations made hereunder, the Director may in his absolute discretion grant permits in the prescribed form– (a) to any suitable person or group of persons to enter upon any specified lands or in any river, stream or watercourse or under the territorial waters of Belize where ancient monuments or antiquities are or may be situated to search for and explore or excavate such ancient monuments or antiquities therefrom subject to such conditions as he may specify therein; or (b) to any suitable person or group of persons to consolidate and/or restore ancient monuments subject to such conditions as the Director may specify; or (c) to any occupier of land to demolish for agricultural or other industrial reasons an ancient monument situated on the occupier’s land subject to such conditions as he may specify therein. Land owner’s