Landowner’s consent to issue of permit

A permit to be exercised on private land shall not be issued without the consent of the owner, occupier, or lessee of the land unless– (a) the name and address of the owner, occupier, or lessee of the land is unknown and continues to remain unknown to the Director after he has advertised for this information in at least one newspaper published in Belize National Institute of Culture and History 31 and in the Gazette and fifteen days have elapsed since the last publication of the advertisement; (b) the owner, occupier or lessee of the land neglects or refuses to furnish to the Director his views on an application for a permit upon the Director requesting him to do so, provided that fourteen days shall have elapsed since the Director posted such a letter addressed to the owner, occupier or lessee of the land containing a notice that if by the end of such period the Director has not received any such views from the owner, occupier or lessee of the land he would proceed to consider the application for a permit; or (c) the Director is satisfied that the granting of a permit is necessary for cultural or scientific or salvage reasons and that the owner, occupier or lessee of the land has unreasonably withheld his consent.