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Land Utilization (Cayo District West Special Development Area) Regulations, 1992 (S.I. 90 of 1992)

Made 1992-06-05 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Country
Belize
Subjects
Land and soil
Keywords
governance, inspection, land-use planning, offences/penalties, zoning

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  1. [ ] 24 [CAP. 188 Land Utilization THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize CHAPTER 188 LAND UTITILIZATION (CAYO DISTRICT WEST SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA) REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Citation. 2. Declaration of Special Development Area. 3. Permitted development. 4. Development Plan and administration. 5. Penalty. SCHEDULE CHAPTER 188 LAND UTITILIZATION (CAYO DISTRICT WEST SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA) REGULATIONS (section 19) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the LAND UTILIZATION (CAYO DISTRICT WEST SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA) REGULATIONS. 2. The area in the Cayo District as more fully described in the Schedule hereto, is hereby declared to be a Special Development Area. S.I. 90 of 1992. Act 16 of 1981. Citation. Declaration of Special Development Area. Schedule. [20th June, 1992] [ ] Land Utilization [CAP. 188 25 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 by regulation 2 above shall be the following or any combination thereof– (a) agriculture; (b) residential; (c) commercial; (d) tourism; (e) forestry; (f) wildlife reserve; and (g) 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 made available for inspection at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Belmopan as well as the Lands and Surveys Office, San Ignacio. (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. Permitted development. Development Plan and administration. [ ] 26 [CAP. 188 Land Utilization THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize 5. Any person who commences or carries out in the Special Development Area declared by regulation 2 above, any development 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 one thousand dollars. MADE by the Minister of Natural Resources this 5th day of June, 1992. (FLORENCIO MARIN) Minister of Natural Resources Minister responsible for Land Penalty. [ ] Land Utilization [CAP. 188 27 THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize SCHEDULE [regulation 2] CAYO DISTRICT WEST SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in Cayo District, containing approximately 107,125 acres, and bounded on the North by parts of Fowlers Work; on the East by Duck Run, Esperanza Village, Hermitage, Hill Bank, San Antonio and Mountain Pine Ridge; on the South by Guacamallo, Punta Rieces, Barquedier and Esperanza; and on the West by Guatemala, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point on the Guatemala Border having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1905 000 North and 271 310 East; thence in an Eastern direction for an approximate distance of 6,600 metres to a point on the line between Fowlers Work and Duck Run having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1905 000 North and 277 895 East; thence in a South Eastern direction, following the said line, for approximately 4,500 metres to a point on the North Bank of the Belize River having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1901 150 North and 280 200 East; thence across and along the South Bank of the said River in an Eastern direction for approximately 1,040 metres to a point having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1900 280 North and 280 650 East; thence in a South East direction for approximately 1,500 metres to a point on the North side of the Western Highway having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1899 645 North and 282 000 East; thence in a South West direction, along the North side of said highway, for approximately 230 metres to a point where the said highway bridges Red Creek having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1899 450 North and 281 855 East; thence across the road and in a South Eastern direction, along the West bank of the said creek, for approximately 3,360 metres to a point having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1897 125 North and 283 500 East; thence in a Southern direction for [ ] 28 [CAP. 188 Land Utilization THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize approximately 1,225 metres to a point having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1895 000 North and 238 500 East; thence in a South Western direction for approximately 3,900 metres to a point having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1892 000 North and 281 000 East; thence in a Southern direction for approximately 4.000 metres to a point having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1888 000 North and 281 000 East; thence in a South Eastern direction for approximately 5,850 metres to a point having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1883 000 North and 284 000 East; thence in a Southern direction for approximately 14,000 metres to a point having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1869 000 North and 284 000 East; thence in a Western direction, across the Macal River, for approximately 14,230 metres to a point on the Guatemala Border having the scaled U.T.M. co-ordinates of 1869 000 North and 269 790 East; thence in a Northern direction, following the Guatemala Border, for approximately 36,050 metres to a point of commencement.

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