Legislation
PACT’s purpose continues to be guided by legislation, starting with the PACT ACT established in 1996 and through subsequent revisions as the field of conservation has evolved. The original PACT ACT and subsequent revisions and amendments detail the TRUST’s purpose and scope and are available for review below.
Protected Areas Conservation Trust ( Amendment) Bill 2024 -Proposed and for Public Consultation
AN ACT to amend the Protected Areas Conservation Trust Act, Chapter 218 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020, to provide for the streamlining of the functions of Protected Areas Conservation Trust to achieve greater efficiency in the distribution of PACT grants and to provide for the harmonization of the PACT Act with the National Protected Areas Systems Act.
Protected Areas Conservation Trust Act Chapter 218 Revised Edition 2011
PROTECTED AREAS CONSERVATION TRUST ACT: CHAPTER 218; Revised Edition 2011
This is a revised edition of the Substantive Laws, prepared by the Law Revision Commissioner under the authority of the Law Revision Act, Chapter 3 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011.
PROTECTED AREAS CONSERVATION TRUST ACT: CHAPTER 218; N°. 18 OF 2015:
An Act to amend the Protected Areas Conservation Trust Act, Chapter 218 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, to provide for a new definition of “protected area” and a new composition of the Board of Directors; to expand the functions of the Trust; to provide for the appointment of a Finance and Audit Committee, Technical Committee on Protected Areas and other Committees by the Board of Directors; to further strengthen the provisions of the Act in order to enhance the operations of the Trust in achieving its mission of promoting the sustainable management of Belize’s protected areas; to make better provisions relating to the exemption from payment of the conservation fee; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.