Land Utilization (Belize District North East Special Development Area) Regulations, 1994 (S.I. 1 of 1994)

[ ] 34 [CAP. 188 Land Utilization THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize CHAPTER 188 LAND UTILIZATION (BELIZE DISTRICT NORTH EAST SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA) REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Citation. 2. Declaration of Special Development Area. 3. Permitted development. 4. Development Plan and administration. 5. Offence and penalty. SCHEDULE CHAPTER 188 LAND UTILIZATION (BELIZE DISTRICT NORTH EAST SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA) REGULATIONS (section 19) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the LAND UTILIZATION (BELIZE DISTRICT NORTH EAST SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA) REGULATIONS. 2. The Belize District North East area, as more fully described in the Schedule hereto, is hereby declared to be a Special Development Area. S.I. 1 of 1994. Act 16 of 1981. Citation. Declaration of Special Development Area. Schedule. [8th January, 1994] [ ] Land Utilization [CAP. 188 35 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize 3. The type of development that will be permitted in the Special Development Area declared under regulation 2 above shall be the following or any combination thereof– (a) agriculture; (b) residential; (c) commercial; (d) tourism; (e) wildlife reserve; and (f) environmental protection. 4.-(1) The Land Utilization Authority shall, after consultation with such local persons and institutions as it may think fit, draw up a Development Plan for the Special Development Area referred to in regulation 2 above, to demarcate the zonation and density of the types of development as stipulated in regulation 3 above. (2) Every Development Plan prepared by the Land Utilization Authority under subregulation (1) above shall be subject to approval by the Minister. (3) After approval by the Minister, the Development Plan shall be available for inspection at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Belmopan, as well as at the Lands and Survey Office in Belize City. (4) Every Development Plan approved by the Minister under this regulation shall be administered by the Land Utilization Authority either directly or through the agency of such local institutions as it may deem fit to appoint. 5. Any person who commences or carries out in the Special Development Area, declared by regulation 2 above, any Permitted development. Development Plan and administration. Offence and penalty. [ ] 36 [CAP. 188 Land Utilization THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize development other than the types of development stipulated in regulation 3 above, or in contravention of the form of zonation and density drawn up in a Development Plan as stipulated in regulation 4 above, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars. MADE by the Minister of Natural Resources this 28th day of December, 1993. (EDUARDO JUAN) Minister of Natural Resources Minister responsible for Land [ ] Land Utilization [CAP. 188 37 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize SCHEDULE [regulation 2] BELIZE DISTRICT NORTH EAST SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in the Belize District containing approximately 197,500 acres, and bounded on the North by the Corozal and Orange Walk District boundaries; on the East by the Caribbean Sea; on the South by the Burrell Boom/Hattieville/Ladyville Special Development Area; and on the West by the Belize River, Mexico Creek, Mexico Lagoon parts of the Cecilia Crawford or Goff, Crawford and Anne Gabourel Works and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point on the coast where the Corozal and Belize District boundaries meet the Caribbean Sea having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 376 540 East and 1985 900 North; thence in a Southern direction following the low water mark of the Caribbean Sea to a point having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 362 875 East and 1947 000 North; thence in a Western direction for an approximate distance of 12,546 metres to a point in the middle course of the Belize River at Saint James’ Boom having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 352 350 East and 1947 000 North; thence in a general Northern direction, following the middle course of the Belize River, to the confluence of Mexico Creek with the Belize River; thence in a general North West Northern direction, following the middle course of Mexico Creek and Mexico Lagoon to a point having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 349 000 East and 1964 000 North; thence in a Northern direction for an approximate distance of 20,200 metres to a point of the Belize/Orange Walk District boundary having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 349 000 East and 1984 200 North; thence in an East North Eastern direction, following the Belize/Orange Walk District boundary, for an approximate distance of 15,340 metres to a point at the [ ] 38 [CAP. 188 Land Utilization THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize meeting of the Belize/Orange Walk and Corozal District boundaries, having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 364 060 East and 1987 500 North; thence in an Eastern direction, following the Belize/Corozal District boundary for an approximate distance of 14,994 metres to the point of commencement.