Jurisdictions, powers and authorities of the Court

(1) There shall be vested in the Court, and it shall have and exercise within Belize, all the jurisdictions, powers and authorities whatever possessed powers and vested in the High Court of Justice in England, including the jurisdictions, powers and authorities in relation to matrimonial causes and matters and in respect of suits to establish legitimacy and validity of marriages and the right to be deemed natural-born Belizean citizens as are, by the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, vested in the High Court of Justice in England, 1925, c. 49. Provided that a decree declaring a person to be a natural-born Belizean citizen shall have effect only within Belize. (2) Subject to rules of court, the jurisdictions, powers and authorities hereby vested in the Court shall be exercised as nearly as possible in accordance with the law, practice and 20 procedure for the time being in force in the High Court of Justice in England. (3) Where any jurisdiction, power or authority is by this Act vested in the Court, the grounds upon which the same may be exercised and other provisions relevant to the subject-matter in respect of which the jurisdiction, power or authority is so vested may be prescribed. CAP. 244.