Belize Port Authority Act.

There is hereby established for the purposes of this Act a body to be called the Belize Port Authority. It shall be the duty of the Authority- (a) to operate the ports as appears to it best calculated to serve the public interest; (b) to regulate and control navigation within the limits of such ports and their approaches; (c) to maintain, improve and regulate the use of such ports and services and facilities therein as it considers necessary or desirable; (d) to provide for such ports and the approaches thereto such pilotage services, beacons, buoys and other navigational services and aids as it considers necessary or desirable; (e) to exercise the duties and functions relating to shipping and navigation exercisable under the provisions of any other law. The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, designate any place, not already included under the definition of the term “port” herein, a port for the purposes of this Act.