Interpretation

For the purposes of these Regulations“Act” means the Quarantine Act; “airport” means the Philip Goldson International Airport; “App” means a computing application developed in conjunction with the Ministry responsible for health and the Ministry responsible for tourism as part of the health and safety protocols in response to COVID-19 to enable the registration of persons in Belize and to provide information to these persons on the conditions under which they are permitted entry into Belize; “approved hotel or tourist accommodation” means a hotel or tourist accommodation that certified as Gold Standard; “BPO” means Business Process Outsourcing; “COVID-19” means the disease caused by the virus SARSCoV2 which is an infectious disease which emerged during 2019 and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11 March, 2020; CAP. 275. “Belize Tourism Board” means the Belize Tourism Board established under section 3 of the Belize Tourism Board Act; 15 “Designated Officer” means any public officer employed with the Ministry of Health or the Department of Immigration or Nationality Services or any person designated by the Authority to carry out any function under these Regulations; “essential business” means any business involved in tourism, health, banking, law enforcement, agriculture or food; “foreign home owner” means a foreigner who owns real property home in Belize; “foreign tourist” means a foreigner travelling to Belize for vacation only; “Hotel or tourist accommodation” means any premises being operated as a hotel or tourist accommodation in any part of Belize and licensed for that purpose under the Hotels and Tourist Accommodation Act; CAP. 285. “liquor” has the meaning assigned under section 2 of the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Act; CAP. 150. “minor” means a person under the age of sixteen years; “open air restaurant” “outdoor restaurant” or “al fresco dining restaurant” means a restaurant that is not enclosed within a building or other facility and which is out in the open or is sufficiently out in the open to have air naturally circulating within; “permanent resident” means a person granted permanent residency in accordance with section 21A of the Belizean Nationality Act; CAP. 161. “proprietor” means the owner or proprietor of any hotel or tourist accommodation, and the term includes any person who is responsible for the management of, or who is in control of, the hotel or tourist accommodation; 16 “PCR test” means a test that detects the presence of the SARS- CoV2 in an infected person’s body; “public transportation” means any form of transportation available to the public, which runs on fixed or established routes and charges a fare; “public utility” includes services of electricity, water, telecommunications, cable and internet service providers; “Qualified Retired Person” means any person designated as a Qualified Retired Person under section 3 of the Retired Persons (Incentives) Act; “rapid test” means a test for the rapid, qualitative detection of the nucleocapsid protein antigen from SARS-CoV2 in human nasal swab or throat swab specimen; and “social distancing” includes avoiding crowds, refraining from touching one another and maintaining a distance of no less than six feet from other persons.