Legislations

The below are the legislations for the various legal vehicles in Belize including other support and relevant legislations.

Financial Services Commission

Business Names

Act No. 36 of 2024, Business Names (Amendment) Act

Business Names Act Chapter 247 Revised Edition 2020

Business Name (Amendment) Act, 2018

Business Names Act Chapter 247 Revised Edition 2011

Business Names Act Chapter 247 Revised Edition 2003

Companies Legislations

Act No. 8 of 2025, Belize Companies (Amendment) Act

Act No. 27 of 2023 Belize Companies (Amendment) Act, 2023

SI No 154 of 2022 Belize Companies private trust companies

SI No 153 of 2022 Belize Companies Demerger

SI No 152 of 2022 Belize Companies

SI No 151 of 2022 Belize Companies commencement no. 2

Belize Companies Act – Commencement Order 2022 – S.I. No. 116 Of 2022

Belize Companies Act, 2022

SI No 110 of 2021 Companies (Variation of Fees) Order

SI 109 of 2021 IBC (Prescription of Fees for Services) Order

Companies Appointment of Registrar Order – 2020

Companies Amendment Act 2020

SI 11 of 2019 IBC (Intellectual Property Prohibition) Regulations

International Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2018

International Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017

SI No 39 of 2016 – International Business Companies

SI No 11 of 2016 – International Business Companies

International Business Companies Act Chapter 270

Companies Act Chapter 250

Data Protection

Data Protection Act

Data Sharing

Electronic Evidence

Electronic Evidence Act

Electronic Transaction

Electronic Transaction Act

Financial Services Commission

See the Financial Service Commission Act here.

Trusts Legislations

Act-No.-40-of-2023-Trusts-Amendment-Act 2023

Trusts Act Chapter 202 Revised Edition 2020

Trust And Company Service Providers (Best Practices) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018

Trust And Company Service Providers (Best Practices) Regulations, 2007

International Trusts Regulations, 2007

International Foundations

Act No. 49 of 2023 International Foundations

International Foundations Act – Chapter 24.02 – Revised Edition 2020

International Foundations Act, 2010 – A Briefing Note

Limited Liability Partnership

Act No. 37 of 2023 Limited Liability Partnership

Limited Liability Partnership Act Chapter 258 Revised Edition 2020

Limited Liability Partnerships (Registration And Fees) (Amendment) Order, 2020

Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Act, 2020

Limited Liability Partnership Act Chapter 258 Revised Edition 2011

Limited Liability Companies

Act No. 48 of 2023 Limited Liability Companies

Limited Liability Company Act No. 29 of 2023_schedules

Act No. 29 of 2023 International Limited Liability Companies

International Limited Liability Companies Act Chapter 270.01 Revised Edition 2020

International Limited Liability Companies – No. 13 Of 2012

International Limited Liability Companies (Registration) Regulations, 2012 – S.I. 48 Of 2012

Non-Governmental Organizations

Cap 315 Non-Governmental Organisations Act Revised Edition 2020

Act-No.26 of 2022-Non-Governmental Organisations Amendment – Act-2022.

Non-Profit Organizations

SI No. 31 of 2025, Non-Profit Organisations (Record Keeping Threshold) Order, 2025

SI No. 30 of 2025, Non-Profit Organisations (Accounting Requirements for Specified Classes) Order, 2025

SI No. 89 of 2023, Non-profit Organisations (Extension of period) order, 2023

Act No. 14 of 2023, Non-Profit Organizations Act

Stamp Duties

Stamp Duties (Amendment) Act, 2021

Stamp Duties Act Chapter 64 Revised Edition 2020

Stamp Duties (Amendment) Act, 2019

Movable Property Security Rights

SI No. 150 of 2024, Movable Property Security Rights ACT

Act No. 21 of 2024, Movable Property Security Rights ACT

Insolvency and Bankruptcy

Act No. 13 of 2025, Insolvency and Bankruptcy ACT

Legislations

Business Names

Companies Legislations

Data Protection

Data Sharing

Electronic Evidence

Electronic Transaction

Financial Services Commission

Trusts Legislations

International Foundations

Limited Liability Partnership

Limited Liability Companies

Non-Governmental Organizations

Non-Profit Organizations

Stamp Duties

Movable Property Security Rights

Insolvency and Bankruptcy

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