Burial of bishops

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall be lawful to inter the body of any person, (a) who has been a bishop of the Church of England in the Diocese of Belize within the walls of the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist in Belize City or within the churchyard of the said Cathedral; (b) who has been a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Belize within the walls of the Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer in Belize City or within the churchyard of the said Cathedral. (2) No such burial shall take place except in accordance with any regulations made under the authority of subsection (3) of this section. (3) The Minister may from time to time make regulations governing or determining the situation, dimensions, materials and method of construction and the manner of filling up of any vault to be used in any such burial, and the materials with which any such vault may be filled up, and the time after any such burial within which any such vault shall be covered in and completed and the precautions to be adopted for ensuring that such burials are conducted in accordance with such regulations and for preventing any injury or risk of injury to the public health, and imposing fines not exceeding five hundred dollars for any single offence, for any breach of any such regulation, and prescribing the procedure to be adopted for the recovery of any such fine.