Interpretation and savings

(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, “contravention”, in relation to any requirement, includes a failure to comply with that requirement, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly; “court” means any court of law having jurisdiction in Belize other than a court established by a disciplinary law, and includes Caribbean Court of Justice in sections 4 and 8 of this Constitution a court established by a disciplinary law; “disciplinary law” means a law regulating the discipline of any disciplined force; “disciplined force” means, (a) a naval, military or air force; (b) the Belize Police Department; (c) a prison service; or (d) any such other force or service as may be prescribed by the National Assembly; “legal practitioner” means a person admitted and enrolled as an attorney-at-law under the laws of Belize; 43 “member”, in relation to a disciplined force, includes any person who, under the law regulating the discipline of that force, is subject to that discipline. (2) In relation to any person who is a member of a disciplined force of Belize, nothing contained in or done under the authority of the disciplinary law of that force shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of any of the provisions of this Part other than sections 4, 7 and 8 of this (3) In relation to any person who is a member of a disciplined force of a country other than Belize that is lawfully present in Belize, nothing contained or done under the authority of the disciplinary law of that force shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of any of the provisions of this Part.