Acts_of_Parliament_of_Belize
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Acts_of_Parliament_of_Belize are the primary legislative instruments enacted by Belize’s National Assembly that form the country’s statutory law.
Aliases (1)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primary legislation
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statutory law instrument → type of legislation → |
| appliesTo |
citizens of Belize
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legal persons in Belize → residents of Belize → territory of Belize → |
| bindingForce |
legally binding
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| canBeAmendedBy |
later Acts_of_Parliament_of_Belize
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| canBeInterpretedBy |
courts of Belize
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| complements |
common law of Belize
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| country |
Belize
NERFINISHED
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| enactedBy |
House of Representatives of Belize
→
National Assembly of Belize → Senate of Belize → |
| forms |
statutory law of Belize
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| hierarchicalStatus |
primary source of statutory law in Belize
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| influencedBy |
British parliamentary legislative model
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| language |
English
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| legalEffect |
create offences
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create rights → establish public bodies → impose obligations → provide penalties → regulate government powers → regulate private activities → |
| legalSystem |
common law
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| mustConformTo |
Constitution of Belize
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| partOf |
Belizean legal system
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| promulgatedBy |
official gazette of Belize
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| relatedTo |
statutory instruments of Belize
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| requiresAssentFrom |
Governor-General of Belize
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| subjectMatter |
administrative law
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civil law → commercial law → constitutional law → criminal law → education → elections and political parties → environmental law → family law → labour law → property law → public finance → public health → security and defence → tax law → |
| timePeriod |
post-independence Belize
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| usedBy |
judges in Belize
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lawyers in Belize → public administrators in Belize → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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House_of_Representatives_of_Belize
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National Assembly of Belize ("Acts of the National Assembly of Belize") → |
passes |
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Queen of Belize
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assentRequiredFor |