3 de mayo de 2008

LA CONSTITUCION DE BELICE - LA DEFINICION DE BELICE

Section I
SCHEDULE 1 TO THE CONSTITUTION
Definition of Belize

1. The territory of Belize comprises the mainland of Belize and all its associated islands and cays within the area bounded by the frontiers with Guatemala and Mexico and the outer limit of the territorial sea of Belize described as follows:-
the frontier with Guatemala is the line prescribed by the Treaty between the United Kingdom and Guatemala signed on 30 April 1859;
the frontier with Mexico is the line prescribed by the Treaty between the United Kingdom and Mexico signed on 8 July 1893;
the outer limit of the territorial sea of Belize is the limit provided by law measured from such baselines as may have been prescribed before Independence Day by law or otherwise, or as may be so prescribed thereafter,
and also includes the Turneffe Islands, the Cays of Lighthouse Reef and Glover Reef, together with all associated islets and reefs, and their adjacent waters as far as the outer limit of the territorial sea appertaining to them.
2. The area referred to in paragraph 1 of this Schedule includes, but is not limited to, Ambergris Cay, Cay Corker, Cay Chapel, Long Cay, Frenchman's Cay, St. George's Cay, Sergeant's Cay, Goff's Cay, English Cay, Rendezvous Cay, Bluefield Range of Cays, Southern Long Cay, Columbus Cay, Fly Range of Cays, Tobacco Range of Cays, Southern Water Cay, Carrie Bow Cay, Gladden Cay, Silk Cays, Pompion Cay, Ranguana Range of Cays, Sapodilla Range of Cays, Snake Cays, all islands and cays associated with the above-mentioned Cays, and all other cays lying within and along the Barrier Reef.

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