This Act amends the Belize National Coast Guard Service Act so as to change the name of the Guard, to insert a definition of “maritime areas of Belize”, and to make changes to the duties, powers and functions of Coast Guard. The powers conferred upon the Guard shall be for the purpose of the enforcement of Belize’s maritime laws, maritime security, maritime safety and marine resource protection in relation to the maritime areas of Belize, and in particular the enforcement, or assistance in the enforcement of the provisions of any law relating to, among other things, fisheries protection, marine resources and environmental protection, port state control, and maritime crime and violence.
Белиз · 2016-02-26