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Rules relative to occupation of land in the Land Reserves other than Indian and Carib Reserves. All the lands set out in the first column of the Schedule hereto are hereby declared to be Reserves for the use and occupation of any person resident in Belize, for farming and residential purposes. So long as sufficient land is available any person who wishes to occupy land in any Reserve contained in the Schedule, for the purpose of growing annual crops may do so and may build a house thereon, subject to the issue of a written permit by the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys or the person designated by him: provided that no person shall occupy more land for cultivation under one permit than the maximum area set forth in the Schedule. Any dispute between occupiers as to the boundaries of their holdings shall be decided by the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys. The Government reserves the right to sell, lease, grant licences over, or in any other way deal with any Crown land within any Reserve which is not occupied. The Commissioner of Lands and Surveys may withdraw any permission if the land is not within a specified period cleared or cultivated or any other condition specified has been disregarded.
Implements: National Lands Act 1992. (1992-04-23)
