Warehousing

(1) It shall be lawful for the Minister from time to time by notice in the Gazette to appoint the ports in Belize which shall be warehousing ports for the purposes of this Act for the due keeping and preservation of goods without payment of duty on the first entry thereof, and any such goods, while in any warehouse, and all goods whatever while in any customs areas, shall be subject to such regulations as may be made under this Act. (2) The importer of goods may warehouse them in the Queen’s warehouses, Port Authority’s warehouses or in any customs area in the occupation or use of the Government, without payment of duty on first entry thereof, subject to the payment by the owner of such goods, at the prescribed times, of such rent and other charges as the Comptroller may prescribe under this Act.