Editing Riot Act (section)

===Belize===
[[Belize]], another former British colony, also still retains the principle of the Riot Act; it was last read on 21 January 2005, during the [[2005 Belize unrest]]. While there is no specific form of words provided for such proclamations, they must be made "in the King's name".

The provisions are formed in sections 231, 246 and 247 of the country's criminal code, providing particularly that:

{{blockquote|Any magistrate, or in the absence of any magistrate any commissioned officer in Her Majesty's naval, military or air force service or any police officer above the rank of inspector, in whose view a riot is being committed, or who apprehends that a riot is about to be committed by persons being assembled within his view, may make or cause to be made a proclamation in the Queen's name, in such form as he thinks fit, commanding the rioters or persons so assembled to disperse peaceably.}}

Any person who does not disperse within one hour of the proclamation being read is liable to receive a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.belizelaw.org/lawadmin/PDF%20files/cap101.pdf |title=Belize Criminal Code Chapter 101 |publisher=Belizelaw.org |access-date=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224005748/http://www.belizelaw.org/lawadmin/PDF%20files/cap101.pdf |archive-date=24 February 2012  }}</ref>