Authorised Officers

(1) Subject to these Regulations, the following persons are authorised to issue violation tickets– (a) Members of the Belize Police Department; (b) Transport officers appointed under the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act; (c) Health Officers appointed under the Public Health Act; (d) Justices of the Peace; (e) Administrators to City Councils or Town Councils; (f) Bus conductors or any other person whom the Minister may in his discretion appoint for issuing violation tickets; (g) Environmental Officers of the Department of the Environment; (h) Persons authorised by City Councils or Town Councils; (i) Any person whom the Minister may in his discretion appoint. (2) An authorised officer may, if he sees a person committing a littering offence, issue him with a violation ticket either at the same time the offence is committed or within forty-eight hours thereafter. (3) Any person who refuses to receive the violation ticket from an authorised officer, or refuses to give his name and Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) 5 address, or gives a false name or address, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to the same penalties as if he had committed a littering offence. (4) All persons who are authorised to issue violation tickets under subregulation (1) above shall– (a) as soon as may be after issuance, forward a copy of the to the (b) on the first day of every month, account for all violation tickets issued during the preceding month to the Chief Executive Officer to the Ministry for the time being responsible for the Environment.