Regulatory Alerts2022-07-27
Belize Companies Act, 2022 (Commencement) Order, 2022
Prime Minister John Briceño issued Statutory Instrument No. 116 of 2022 to bring specific provisions of the Belize Companies Act, 2022 into force. The Order appoints July 28, 2022, as the effective date for Part I, Part XVII (excluding sections 294–305 and 307), and sections 313, 315, and 316. These sections facilitate the repeal or amendment of several existing enactments, including the International Business Companies Act and the Companies Act.
No. 116] Belize Companies 1 Citation. BELIZE: STATUTORY INSTRUMENT No. 116 of 2022
ORDER made in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Minister responsible for finance, by section 317 of the Belize Companies Act, 2022 (No. 11 of 2022), and all other powers thereunto him enabling. (Gazetted 30th July, 2022)
- This Order may be cited as the BELIZE COMPANIES ACT, 2022 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 2022.
- In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 317 of the Belize Companies Act (No. 11 of 2022), and all other powers thereunto me enabling, I, JOHN BRICEÑO, Prime Minister and Minister responsible for finance, hereby appoint the 28th day of July, 2022, as the day on which the following provisions of the Belize Companies Act, 2022, shall come into force– (a) the provisions of Part I; (b) the provisions of Part XVII, other than sections 294 – 305 and section 307; and (d) sections 313, 315 and 316, other than the repeal or amendment, as the case may be, of the following enactments, as specified in Schedule III– Commencement of Act No. 11 of
HON. JOHN BRICEÑO Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Printed in Belize by the Government Printer #1 Power Lane, Belmopan 2 Belize Companies [No. 116 (i) the International Business Companies Act; (ii) Companies Act; (iii) The Protected Cell Company Act; (iv) Business Names Act; and (v) Business Names Rules. MADE by the Minister responsible for finance this 27th day of July, 2022. CAP. 270. Sub. Leg, 1991 Edn. CAP. 204 p.1. CAP. 247. CAP. 271. CAP. 250.