Belize Agricultural Health Authority (Prevention of Plant and Animal Diseases through Fumigation) Regulations

CHAPTER 211 BELIZE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (PREVENTION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL DISEASES THROUGH FUMIGATION) REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 3. Fumigation services. 4. Charges for fumigation services. 5. Repeal. 6. Commencement. 66/2000. [22nd July, 2000.] WHEREAS, Belize is a member of the International Regional Organization for Health in Agriculture (OIRSA); AND WHEREAS, the objectives of OIRSA are to support member countries in the development of their animal and plant health systems by assessing the execution of services in the control against plant and animal diseases, pests and plagues that affect agricultural patrimony; AND WHEREAS, the Government of Belize, with a view to preventing the entrance into Belize of plant or animal diseases, and other harmful pests and plagues, has arranged with OIRSA to fumigate all aircraft, vehicles and ships entering Belize from abroad; NOW THEREFORE, to formalise the fumigation arrangements, the following Regulations are hereby made: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (Prevention of Plant and Animal Diseases through Fumigation) Regulations. 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “OIRSA” means the International Regional Organization for Health in Agriculture; (b) a word or phrase not specifically defined shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Belize Agricultural Health Authority Act. 3. OIRSA shall be and is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the Government of Belize, to fumigate every aircraft, vehicle or ship listed in Regulation 4 below, upon its initial entry into Belize, and again on exit from Belize if its stay in Belize exceeds twelve hours, thereafter after a period of every twelve hours until its departure from Belize. 4. Every owner of an aircraft, vehicle or ship fumigated by OIRSA under Regulation 3 above, or his authorized agent, shall pay to OIRSA, for and on behalf of the Government of Belize,the following charges for each fumigation service: Type of Aircraft,Vehicle or Ship Charge BZ$ AIRCRAFTS (a) Large aircraft (International flights)................................... 30.00 (b) Local aircraft which cross borders .................................. 20.00 VEHICLES (c) Buses (Belize - Mexico Border) ..................................... 11.00 (d) Buses (Belize -Guatemala Border) ................................. 10.00 (e) Taxi/car (Belize - Mexico Border) ................................... 3.00 (f) Taxi/car (Belize - Guatemala Border) ............................... 8.50 (g) Pickup trucks (Belize - Mexico Border)........................... 8.50 (h) Pickup trucks (Belize - Guatemala Border) ..................... 3.00 (i) Trailers (for each trailer) (Belize - Mexico Border) ........... 13.00 (j) Trailers (for each trailer) (Belize - Guatemala Border) ...... 10.00 (k) Trucks (Belize - Mexico Border) ................................... 11.00 (1) Trucks (Belize - Guatemala Border) ................................ 8.00 (m) Containers (20 ft.) (Belize - Mexico Border) .................. 13.00 (n) Containers (20ft.) (Belize - Guatemala Border) .............. 8.00 (o) Containers (40ft.) (Belize - Mexico Border) ................... 13.00 (p) Containers (40ft.) (Belize - Guatemala Border) .............. 10.00 (q) Containers (20ft.) (Seaports) ........................................ 8.00 (r) Containers (40ft.) (Seaports) ......................................... 10.00 SHIPS (s) Large ships (commercial) .............................................. 30.00 (t) Small ships .................................................................... 20.00 (u) Boats (30-40 persons) ................................................... 4.00 (v) Boats (less than 30 persons) ........................................... 3.00 5. On the coming into force of these Regulations the Plant Protection (Prevention of Plant and Animal Diseases through Fumigation) Regulations, 1996, as amended by the Plant Protection (Prevention of Plant and Animal Diseases through Fumigation) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997, shall stand repealed. 6. These Regulations shall come into force on the 18th day of July, 2000. MADE by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives this 18th day of July, 2000. (DANIEL SILVA) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives