Regulation of use of banners and billboards in Belize City

(1) Any person desirous of hanging any banner over or in, or placing any billboard in or near, any street, park or other public place in or within Belize City shall first make written application to the City Administrator, enclosing with his application the relevant fee as set out in Schedule I hereto. Schedule II. (2) An application made under paragraph (1) above shall be in the form set out in Schedule II hereto. (3) Upon receipt of the application, the City Administrator shall submit the application to the Council for consideration and thereafter advise the applicant of the decision of the Council in respect of the application. (4) Only applicants whose applications have been approved by the Council pursuant to this By-law, and who have paid the relevant fee as specified in Schedule I hereto, shall hang any banner over or in, or place any billboard in or near, any street, park or other public place in or within Belize City. Schedule I. (5) The approval granted by the Council pursuant to paragraph (4) above, shall in the case of billboards be valid for one year, and in the case of banners for a period of one month. Both periods for billboards and banners maybe renewed for a further like period upon payment of the requisite fees specified in Schedule I hereto. Schedule I. (6) Any person who contravenes this By-law commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and period of imprisonment. (7) Any person who knowingly damages, destroys, removes, defaces or tampers in any way with a banner which is hung over or in, or a billboard which is placed in or near any street, park or other place in or within Belize City commits an offence and shall be liable to the penalty specified in paragraph (6) above. 240 Belize City Council (8) The Council shall not be responsible for any damage caused to any banner.