Quarantine Act. Pays/Territoire Belize Type du document Législation Date 1947 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail, Alimentation et nutrition, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Santé publique Parasites/maladies Quarantaine Santé des animaux Protection des végétaux Engrais/nutriments Production végétale Aire géographique Amériques, Amérique Centrale, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé For the purposes of this Act, there shall be a Quarantine Authority. The person from time to time holding the office of Director of Health Services shall be the Quarantine Authority and the Public Services Commission may appoint Health Officers (sect. 3). The Minister may make regulations, as respects the whole or any part of Belize, including the ports and coastal waters thereof, for the control of infection pursuant to section 4, Regulations contained in the First and Second Schedules (Quarantine (Maritime) Regulations; Quarantine Regulations) shall be deemed to have been made and confirmed under this section. Regulation making powers of the Authority are defined in section 5. When in the opinion of the Quarantine Authority an emergency exists, the Quarantine Authority may by order direct special measures to be taken during the continuance of that emergency for any of the purposes specified in sections 4 and 5. Remaining provisions of this Act prescribe offences and penalties and provide for measures of enforcement. (10 sections) Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.belizelaw.org Références - Législation Amendé par Quarantine (Amendment) Act No. 36 of 2021. Législation | Belize | 2021 Mot clé: Parasites/maladies, Quarantaine, Santé des animaux, Institution, Protection des végétaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX Quarantine (Amendment) Act No.21 of 2020. Législation | Belize | 2020 Mot clé: Inspection, Parasites/maladies, Santé publique, Quarantaine, Évaluation/gestion des risques, Protection des végétaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX