Forest Fire Protection Act, 1962.

This Act consists of 14 sections: Short Title (1); Interpretation (2); Declaration of Fire Protection Area (3); Chief Forest Officer to Prepare a Fire Protection Plan (4); Landowner to be Notified (5); Landowner to Carry Out Prescription or Pay the Chief Forest Officer to Do So (6); Right to Appeal Against Prescriptions (7); Chief Forest Officer to Apply Plan to National Lands (8); Chief Forest Officer May Carry Out Prescriptions on Private Lands and Claim Costs (9); Chief Forest Officer May Carry Out Prescriptions On Private Land at Government Expenses (10); Fire Fighting (11); Liability For Damage (12); Controlled Areas (13); Disaster Preparedness and Response Related Power (14).
The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, declare any area of Belize to be a fire protection area and the Chief Forest Officer shall prepare a fire protection plan for any such area. Each landowner shall at his own expense carry out the prescriptions of the fire protection plan and the Chief Forest Officer shall carry out the prescriptions of the fire protection plan in so far as they relate to land in the possession of the Crown or the Government. The Minister may, by Order published in two issues of the Gazette declare any part of Belize to be a “controlled area”. No person shall enter or remain within a controlled area without the written permission of the Chief Forest Officer or of a person authorized by the Chief Forest Officer. Other provisions of this Act deal with fire fighting.