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CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:C AND TERRIT:N
Belize Constitution Act. Date of text: 21 September 1981.



Member of:

Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)

Central American Integration System (SICA)

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)


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Agricultural and rural development


Policies

AREA:AG AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC224012] Belize: National Landscape Restoration Strategy for Belize (2022-2030). Date of text: 2022.

[LEX-FAOC146534] Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Belize: Política Agrícola Centroamericana 2008-2017: una agricultura competitiva e integrada para un mundo global. Date of text: 19 October 2007.

[LEX-FAOC153844] Belize: National Food and Agriculture Policy (2002-2020). Date of text: April 2003.

[LEX-FAOC127687] Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Dominican Republic; Panama: Estrategia Centroamericana de Desarrollo Rural Territorial 2010 - 2030 (ECADERT). Date of text: 30 June 2010.



Legislation

AREA:AG AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC095815] Belize: Development Finance Corporation Act (No. 1 of 2009). Date of text: 3 February 2009.

[LEX-FAOC049503] Belize: Belize Institute of Agricultural Research and Development Act. Date of text: 1 January 2003.

[LEX-FAOC050180] Belize: Belize Marketing And Development Corporation Act. Last amended date: 2003. Date of original text: 15 January 1949.

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Climate change


Policies

AREA:CL AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC208023] Belize: Updated Nationally Determined Contribution of Belize. Date of text: August 2021.

[LEX-FAOC224011] Belize: Belize’s Low Emissions Development Strategy and Action Plan (2021). Date of text: 2021.

[LEX-FAOC215411] Belize: National Climate Finance Strategy of Belize 2021–2026. Date of text: 2021.

[LEX-FAOC187242] Belize: Belize's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution under the United Nations Framwork Convention on Climate Change. Date of text: October 2015.

[LEX-FAOC169290] Belize: National Climate Change Policy, Strategy and Action Plan to Address Climate Change In Belize. Date of text: 2014.

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Legislation

AREA:CL AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC175459] Belize: Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Act, 2015 (No. 6 of 2015). Date of text: 29 July 2015.

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Cultivated plants



Legislation

AREA:PL AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P NOT AREA:CL

[LEX-FAOC022385] Belize: Protection of New Plant Varieties Act (Act No. 16 of 2000). Date of text: 21 June 2000.

[LEX-FAOC033172] Belize: Belize Agricultural Health Authority Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999). Date of text: 7 February 2000.

[LEX-FAOC033344] Belize: Pesticides Control Act 1985. Last amended date: 2002. Date of original text: 24 December 1985.

[LEX-FAOC040754] Belize: Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs Ordinance, 1973 (No. 21 of 1973). Date of text: 4 December 1973.

[LEX-FAOC197109] Belize: Designated Processing Areas Act No.27 of 2018. Date of text: 21 December 2018.

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Disaster risk management



Legislation

AREA:DI AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC022383] Belize: Disaster Preparedness and Response Act, 2000 (Act No. 10 of 2000). Date of text: 21 June 2000.

[LEX-FAOC049548] Belize: Disaster Preparedness and Response (Hazard Inspection) (Procedure) Regulations (Cap. 115). Last amended date: 31 December 2003. Date of original text: 22 August 2000.

[LEX-FAOC049549] Belize: Disaster Preparedness and Response (Threatened Disaster Alert Mobilisation) Regulations (Cap. 145). Last amended date: 31 December 2003. Date of original text: 22 August 2000.

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Environment


Policies

AREA:EN AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P NOT AREA:CL

[LEX-FAOC218731] Belize: National Implementation Plan (NIP) Update for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) for Belize. Date of text: January 2019.

[LEX-FAOC168574] Belize: Belize Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan 2016. Date of text: 2016.

[LEX-FAOC168888] Belize: 2014-2024 National Environmental Policy and Strategy. Date of text: 2014.

[LEX-FAOC175590] Belize: Belize’s National Environmental Action Plan 2015-2020. Date of text: 2014.

[LEX-FAOC174965] Belize: National Plan of Action For the Control of Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution in Belize. Date of text: August 2008.



Legislation

AREA:EN AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P NOT AREA:CL

[LEX-FAOC006462] Belize: Environmental Protection Act, 1992 (Cap. 328). Last amended date: 2015. Date of original text: 14 October 1992.

[LEX-FAOC013962] Belize: Coastal Zone Management Act, Chapter 329 (Act No. 5 of 1998). Last amended date: 2015. Date of original text: 25 April 1998.

[LEX-FAOC005416] Belize: Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 1995. Date of text: 30 September 1995.

[LEX-FAOC215741] Belize: Radiation Safety and Security Act No. 31 of 2020. Date of text: 5 October 2020.

[LEX-FAOC175462] Belize: Petroleum Operations (Maritime Zone Moratorium) Act (No. 54 of 2017). Date of text: 29 December 2017.

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Fisheries


Policies

AREA:FI AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC160914] Belize: National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on the High Seas. Date of text: 20 May 2014.

[LEX-FAOC203144] Belize: National Plan of Action of Belize for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Long-Line High Seas Fisheries. Date of text: 1 February 2016.

[LEX-FAOC203143] Belize: National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks on the High Seas. Date of text: 12 March 2015.



Legislation

AREA:FI AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC197105] Belize: Fisheries Resources Act No.7 of 2020. Date of text: 30 January 2020.

[LEX-FAOC174492] Belize: High Seas Fishing Act, 2013 (No. 26 of 2013). Date of text: 7 November 2013.

[LEX-FAOC212176] Belize: Aquaculture Development Act (Cap. 204:01). Date of text: 9 June 2007.

[LEX-FAOC223241] Belize: Fisheries Resources (High Protection for Biodiversity Marine Reserves) Regulations, 2022. Date of text: 19 April 2022.

[LEX-FAOC223240] Belize: Fisheries Resources (High Protection for Biodiversity Marine Reserves) Order, 2022. Date of text: 19 April 2022.

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Food and nutrition


Policies

AREA:FD AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC203926] Belize: National Agriculture and Food Policy of Belize 2015 – 2030. Date of text: November 2015.

[LEX-FAOC145664] Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Dominican Republic: Política de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional de Centroamérica y República Dominicana 2012-2032. Date of text: June 2012.

[LEX-FAOC171040] Belize: Food And Nutrition Policy and Plan of Action for Belize 2010-2015. Date of text: February 2010.

[LEX-FAOC153844] Belize: National Food and Agriculture Policy (2002-2020). Date of text: April 2003.



Legislation

AREA:FD AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC033338] Belize: Food and Drugs Act. Last amended date: 1987. Date of original text: 9 May 1953.

[LEX-FAOC033246] Belize: Public Health Act. Last amended date: 31 December 2020. Date of original text: 15 November 1943.

[LEX-FAOC176495] Belize: Returnable Containers Act, No. 12 of 2009. Date of text: 30 December 2009.

[LEX-FAOC020340] Belize: Border Management Agency Act, 1999 (No. 50 of 1999). Date of text: 18 January 2000.

[LEX-FAOC033192] Belize: Meat and Livestock Act. Date of text: 25 November 1981.

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Forestry


Policies

AREA:FO AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC224012] Belize: National Landscape Restoration Strategy for Belize (2022-2030). Date of text: 2022.

[LEX-FAOC149121] Belize: National Forest Policy. Date of text: 1 May 2015.



Legislation

AREA:FO AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC033249] Belize: Private Forests (Conservation) Act. Last amended date: 1965. Date of original text: 1 December 1945.

[LEX-FAOC002737] Belize: Forests Act. Last amended date: 2017. Date of original text: 1 January 1927.

[LEX-FAOC030697] Belize: National Fire Service Act, 2001 (No. 33 of 2001). Date of text: 14 August 2001.

[LEX-FAOC002740] Belize: Forest Fire Protection Act, 1962. Last amended date: 2000. Date of original text: 10 November 1962.

[LEX-FAOC033190] Belize: Chicle Protection Act. Date of text: 2 December 1935.

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Gender


Policies

AREA:GD AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC223179] Belize: Revised National Gender Policy (Updated Version 2013). Date of text: March 2013.


Land and soil



Legislation

AREA:LA AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC006463] Belize: Land Adjudication Act, 1992. Date of text: 14 December 1992.

[LEX-FAOC004676] Belize: National Lands Act 1992. Date of text: 23 April 1992.

[LEX-FAOC002768] Belize: Land Utilization Act [Chapter 188]. Last amended date: 2 November 2017. Date of original text: 16 September 1981.

[LEX-FAOC175159] Belize: Registered Land Act (Cap. 194). Last amended date: 2017. Date of original text: 1977.

[LEX-FAOC050463] Belize: Land Reform (Security of Tenure) Act. Last amended date: 1963. Date of original text: 1 January 1962.

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Livestock



Legislation

AREA:AN AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC033172] Belize: Belize Agricultural Health Authority Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999). Date of text: 7 February 2000.

[LEX-FAOC033183] Belize: Slaughter of Animals Act. Date of text: 3 August 1968.

[LEX-FAOC118276] Belize: Cruelty to Animals Act (Cap. 115). Date of text: 17 October 1865.

[LEX-FAOC212177] Belize: Antibiotics Act (Cap. 33). Last amended date: 1963. Date of original text: 1 May 1948.

[LEX-FAOC212190] Belize: Veterinary Surgeons Act (Cap. 326). Last amended date: 2004. Date of original text: 13 May 1999.

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Sea


Policies

AREA:SE AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC168574] Belize: Belize Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan 2016. Date of text: 2016.



Legislation

AREA:SE AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC001044] Belize: Maritime Areas Act 1992. Last amended date: 2019. Date of original text: 30 January 1992.

[LEX-FAOC013962] Belize: Coastal Zone Management Act, Chapter 329 (Act No. 5 of 1998). Last amended date: 2015. Date of original text: 25 April 1998.

[LEX-FAOC212296] Belize: Coast Guard Act (Cap. 131:01). Last amended date: 2018. Date of original text: 6 July 2005.

[LEX-FAOC006471] Belize: Registration of Merchant Ships Act 1989 (Act No. 32 of 1989). Last amended date: 1996. Date of original text: 20 December 1989.

[LEX-FAOC033195] Belize: Belize Port Authority Act. Last amended date: 2001. Date of original text: 1976.

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Social protection



Legislation

AREA:SO AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC212191] Belize: Social Investment Fund Act (Cap. 43). Date of text: 1 May 1996.

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Water


Policies

AREA:WA AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC208022] Belize: National Adaptation Strategy to address Climate Change in the Water Sector in Belize. Date of text: March 2009.

[LEX-FAOC194059] Belize: National Integrated Water Resources Management Policy (Including Climate Change) for Belize. Date of text: September 2008.



Legislation

AREA:WA AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC194033] Belize: National Integrated Water Resources Act (CAP. 222:01). Date of text: 18 May 2010.

[LEX-FAOC026314] Belize: Water Industry Act (No. 1 of 2001). Last amended date: 2017. Date of original text: 9 February 2001.

[LEX-FAOC019665] Belize: Public Utilities Commission Act, 1999. Last amended date: 2005. Date of original text: 24 August 1999.

[LEX-FAOC217506] Belize: Village Councils Act (CAP 88). Last amended date: 31 December 2020. Date of original text: 1 January 1999.

[LEX-FAOC049966] Belize: Water Industry Authority (Tariffs) By-Laws. Last amended date: 31 May 2003. Date of original text: 1 June 2002.

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Wild species and ecosystems


Policies

AREA:WB AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P

[LEX-FAOC167539] Belize: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2016 – 2020), Belize. Date of text: 2016.

[LEX-FAOC178772] Belize: National Protected Areas System Plan 2015. Date of text: March 2015.

[LEX-FAOC223757] Belize: Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve - Management Plan (2019–2023) Date of text: 2019.

[LEX-FAOC222763] Argentina; Belize; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guatemala; Guyana; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname: Jaguar 2030. Una hoja de ruta para la conservación en las Américas. Date of text: 19 November 2018.

[LEX-FAOC189999] Belize: National Sustainable Tourism Master Plan for Belize 2030. Date of text: June 2011.



Legislation

AREA:WB AND CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L R M) NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC163048] Belize: National Protected Areas System Act, 2015. Date of text: 21 October 2015.

[LEX-FAOC006454] Belize: Protected Areas Conservation Trust Act, 1995. Last amended date: 2002. Date of original text: 2 January 1996.

[LEX-FAOC006445] Belize: Wildlife Protection Act 1981 (Act No. 4 of 1981). Last amended date: 1999. Date of original text: 28 November 1981.

[LEX-FAOC215744] Belize: Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Act No. 3 of 2023. Date of text: 7 March 2023.

[LEX-FAOC163047] Belize: Protected Areas Conservation Trust (Amendment) Act, 2015 (No. 18 of 2015). Date of text: 21 October 2015.

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Miscellaneous


Policies

CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:P NOT AREA:(AG CL PL DI EN FI FD FO GD IN LA AN SE SO WA WB)

[LEX-FAOC208030] Belize: National Trade Policy 2019-2030. Date of text: February 2019.

[LEX-FAOC167431] Belize: Growth and Sustainable Development Strategy 2016-2019. Date of text: 2016.

[LEX-FAOC169440] Belize: Poverty Reduction Action Plan. Date of text: 2014.

[LEX-FAOC199870] Belize: Belize Medium Term Development Strategy 2010 – 2013. Date of text: June 2010.

[LEX-FAOC163501] Belize: Horizon 2030 National Development Framework for Belize 2010-2030. Date of text: 2010.

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Legislation

CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND Z:(L NOT P) NOT AREA:(AG CL PL DI EN FI FD FO GD IN LA AN SE SO WA WB)

[LEX-FAOC050177] Belize: Mines and Minerals Act. Date of text: 1 January 1989.

[LEX-FAOC212422] Belize: Labour Act (Cap. 297). Last amended date: 2020. Date of original text: 1 August 1960.

[LEX-FAOC002769] Belize: Co-operative Societies Act. Last amended date: 1963. Date of original text: 1948.

[LEX-FAOC208377] Belize: Prevention of Corruption Act No. 21 of 2007. Date of text: 17 January 2008.

[LEX-FAOC033339] Belize: Standards Act. Last amended date: 1992. Date of original text: 23 April 1992.

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International agreements

CC:BLZ AND T:ALL AND REPEALED:N AND SUPERS:N NOT RO:Y AND TERRIT:N AND Z:A NOT Z:P

[LEX-FAOC145426] Guatemala; Belize: Protocolo al Acuerdo Especial entre Guatemala y Belice para Someter el Reclamo Territorial, Insular y Marítimo de Guatemala a la Corte Internacional de Justicia. Date of text: 2015.

[LEX-FAOC167228] Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM): Anguilla (UK); Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; Montserrat (UK); Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago: Agreement establishing the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy. Date of text: 2014.

[LEX-FAOC145425] Guatemala; Belize: Acuerdo especial entre Guatemala y Belice para someter el reclamo territorial, insular y marítimo de Guatemala a la Corte Internacional de Justicia. Date of text: 8 December 2008.

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