Entry outwards

(1) The master of any ship bound from Belize shall before any goods are laden therein, deliver to the Comptroller an entry outwards signed by such master in the form in Schedule III, or in such other form as the Comptroller may from time to time prescribe, and if any goods are laden on board any ship before such entry is made, the master of the ship shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars. Schedule III. (2) Where it is necessary to lade any heavy goods on board any ship before the whole of the inward cargo is discharged, the Comptroller may issue an order for that purpose previous to the entry outwards of such ship. (3) The master shall, before such departure, deliver to the Comptroller a content in writing signed by him in the form or to the effect of the form in Schedule IV or in such other form as the Comptroller may from time to time prescribe, and shall make and subscribe a declaration to the truth of such content as far as the particulars can be known to him. Schedule IV. (4) The master of every ship bound from Belize in ballast or laden shall before departure come before the Comptroller or other proper officer of customs, unless prevented from doing so 32 by reason of illness or of his ship being in quarantine, or for some reason approved of in writing by the Comptroller, in which case the agent of the ship shall act in his behalf, and answer any questions concerning the ship and cargo if any and the crew, passengers and voyage, which may be asked him by such officer, and thereupon the Comptroller or other proper officer of customs shall make out and give to the master a certificate of the clearance of such ship for her intended voyage in the form in Schedule V. Schedule V. CAP. 233. (5) The Comptroller may refuse to grant a certificate of clearance in respect of any ship if he is not satisfied that all dues and charges payable to the Port Authority on or in respect of that ship have been paid or a sum of money or guarantee in respect thereof has been deposited with, or given to the Port Authority under section 39 of the Belize Port Authority Act. (6) If any ship departs without such clearance, or if the master delivers a false content, or does not truly answer any question asked him, he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.