# Belize Act 1981

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Belize Act 1981 Act of Parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by Belize of independence within the Commonwealth. Citation 1981 c. 52 Dates Royal assent 28 July 1981 Commencement 21 September 1981[1] Other legislation Amends British Nationality Act 1948 Amended by British Nationality Act 1981 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995 Status: Amended Text of statute as originally enacted Text of the Belize Act 1981 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The **Belize Act 1981** (c. 52) was an [Act of Parliament](/source/Act_of_Parliament) in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom).

The act made provisions for the nation of [Belize](/source/Belize) (formerly [British Honduras](/source/British_Honduras)) to gain full independence and become a member of the [Commonwealth of Nations](/source/Commonwealth_of_Nations) as a [Commonwealth realm](/source/Commonwealth_realm); prior to this, Belize had been a fully self-governing [British colony](/source/British_colony) from 1973.[2]

Belize became independent on 21 September 1981.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** The Belize Independence Order 1981 (SI 1981/1107)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Hunter, Josh (1 September 2012). ["A more modern crown: changing the rules of succession in the Commonwealth Realms"](http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03050718.2012.694997). *Commonwealth Law Bulletin*. **38** (3): 423–466. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/03050718.2012.694997](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F03050718.2012.694997). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0305-0718](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0305-0718).

- *Whitaker's Almanack: for the year 1982*, complete edition, p. 364. J. Whitaker & Sons, London, 1981

- *Chronological table of the statutes*; HMSO, London. 1993. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-11-840331-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-11-840331-1)

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