Belize
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Age Verification Compliance Overview
This page provides comprehensive age verification and compliance information for Belize. Our research team continuously monitors regulatory changes, enforcement actions, and legal developments to ensure businesses have access to up-to-date compliance intelligence.
Belize currently classifies age-restricted content as "Allowed". This means businesses can operate with standard age verification practices, typically requiring users to confirm they meet minimum age requirements. While access is generally permitted, platforms should still implement appropriate age gates and comply with any specific industry regulations or voluntary codes of conduct.
The information below includes regulatory status, legal requirements, enforcement mechanisms, penalties for non-compliance, acceptable verification methods, and relevant regulatory authorities. This data is essential for platforms, content providers, and businesses that need to implement age-appropriate access controls or verify user ages.
Minimum Age
18+ years
Required age for platform access
Age Gate Required
No
No verification required
Last Verified
10/12/2025
Most recent data update
Regulatory Timeline
Historical changes and upcoming regulatory events
- Allowed
Telecommunications (Licensing Classification, Authorisation and Fee Structure (Amendment) Regulations, 2024: Came into force, amending the fee structure for telecommunications licenses.
- Allowed
Belize National Broadcasting Policy (BNBP): Presented to outline the government's policy approach to broadcasting, including strengthening regulatory frameworks to prevent copyright piracy.
- Allowed
Defamation Act of 2022: Replaced the Libel and Defamation Act, aiming to modernize the law of libel and slander.
- Allowed
Data Protection Act, 2021 (Act No. 45 of 2021): Established a comprehensive legal framework governing the protection of personal and sensitive data.
- Allowed
National Cybersecurity Strategy (2020-2023): Adopted to enhance Belize's cybersecurity posture, including developing a national legal framework.
- Allowed
Cybercrime Act, 2020 Gazetted: The Cybercrime Act, 2020 was officially gazetted, making it binding law.
- Allowed
Cybercrime Act, 2020 (Act No. 32 of 2020): Assented to, creating offenses such as child luring, publication of private images without consent, and using computer systems for harassment or copyright infringement.
- Allowed
Criminal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2014: Set the legal age of consent for sexual activity at 16 years.
- Allowed
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (Prohibition) Act, 2013 (Act No. 3 of 2013): Established penalties for child prostitution, child pornography, child sexual exploitation, and indecent exhibition of a child, defining 'child' as under 18.
- Allowed
Criminal Code, Chapter 101, Revised Edition 2011: Revised edition of the Criminal Code, containing provisions on obscenity.
- Allowed
Interception of Communications Act 2010: Outlined interception-related offenses and procedures for law enforcement.
- Allowed
Broadcasting and Television Act amended (Act No. 2 of 2005): Established the Belize Cable Television Operators Association and added an offense for contravention of section 5A(5).
- Allowed
Pornography prosecution case (Amir Frutos): A case highlighting the legal interpretation challenges of pornography laws in Belize, where private possession was not illegal but distribution was.
- Allowed
Electronic Transactions Act 2003: Aimed to eliminate legal barriers to electronic communications in transactions and promote harmonization of legal rules.
- Allowed
Belize Telecommunications Act (CAP. 229): Came into force, creating offenses relating to unauthorized interception or disruption of communications and telecommunication fraud.
- Allowed
Criminal Code, Chapter 98, Section 20: Prohibited producing, exhibiting, or trading in obscene material. (Later revised as Chapter 101).
Data Sources
Legal documents and references supporting this data
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ambergriscaye.comarticle.php
digitalagenda.gov.bz03%20-%20CCA%20-%20Data%20Protection%20Act.pdf
warnathgroup.comBelize-2013-Commercial-Sexual-Exploitation-of-Children-Prohibition-Act.pdf
archive.channel5belize.com13031
dig.watchthe-data-protection-act-2021-act-no-45-of-2021-of-belize
All sources are evaluated for credibility and relevance. Primary sources indicate official legal documents and government publications. Credibility scores reflect source reliability based on jurisdiction, publication authority, and verification status.
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