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Fire (Negligent Use of) Act.

Country/Territory
Belize
Document type
Legislation
Date
1912 (1963)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest fires Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act prohibits: (a) setting on fire of any land or place; (b) negligently, carelessly or improperly using or managing of any fire in or upon any land or place; (c) permitting or allowing the negligent, careless or improper use or management of any fire, in or upon any land or place; and in general creating the danger of fire to any land, forest, wood, cultivated or uncultivated tree, plant or other produce of the soil, etc. The occupier shall be deemed to be prima facie liable for the setting or negligent, careless or improper use or management of any fire in or upon any land or place. The Minister may make regulations of general application, or confined to specified local areas, to regulate the burning of land for cultivation. Penalties are prescribed. (5 sections)

Full text
English
Website
www.belizelaw.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Burning of Vegetation Rules.

Legislation | Belize | 2003

Keyword: Forest fires, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX