According to Art. 4 of the Infrastructure Sharing Regulations, all licensees shall (i) have a right and, when requested, an obligation to negotiate the sharing of infrastructure and facilities with each other for the purpose of providing public telecommunications services, or for any other purpose deemed to be in the public interest by the Commission; (ii) negotiate in good faith with each other on matters concerning the sharing of infrastructure and facilities; (iii) neither withdraw from nor impair arrangements for the sharing of infrastructure and facilities once already granted, unless authorised to do so by the Commission. Furthermore, pursuant to Art. 7 of the Regulations, a licensee shall provide infrastructure and facilities sharing under the same terms and conditions as that offered to any other licensee.

Section 3 of Statutory Instrument No. 152 provides that no person or entity may import, install, sell for use, or use any item of equipment in Belize listed in the Schedule, which includes radio receivers, transmitters, transceivers and accessories, satellite communications equipment, telecommunications equipment, and electromagnetic radiating devices, unless the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has issued a permit for that category of equipment. Under Section 4.2, an applicant for such a permit must submit a sample of the equipment where required, the prescribed fee, relevant literature, and the corresponding technical specifications. Section 5 authorises the PUC to recognise type approvals granted by other countries, provided the applicant supplies satisfactory documentary evidence demonstrating that the equipment qualifies for the recognition or exemption sought. Where a licensed telecommunications operator or service provider wishes to supply customer premises equipment and related services, it is sufficient for the operator or provider to attach a report confirming that the equipment has met acceptance testing requirements or has obtained international type approval.

Belize is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Reg. 3 of the Stores Orders (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, repealed and replaced Order 15 of the British Honduras Stores Orders 1968. Under the amended provision, an Accounting Officer seeking to conduct foreign purchases valued at more than BZD 50,000 (approx. USD 25,000) must first obtain the Financial Secretary's written approval. The amendment removed the requirement to procure through designated official agents, but retained the prior approval requirement.

It is reported that bureaucratic delays, corruption and political partisan bias affect the award of government contracts in Belize. Since 2021, foreign firms have also reported difficulties participating and competing in bidding, procurement and dispute-settlement processes, particularly in relation to state-owned enterprises. More recent reports have identified undue delays, weak or contradictory regulations and procedural roadblocks affecting the implementation procurement projects.

Belize is not a party to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA).

Sections 143 and 144 of the Constitution of Belize stipulate that the government shall, at all times, retain majority ownership and control of Belize Telemedia Limited, the nation’s principal telecommunications provider.

According to Art. 61 of the Patents Act, every applicant for a patent whose ordinary residence or principal place of business is outside Belize shall be represented by an attorney-at-law (as an agent) who is resident in Belize and practicing in Belize in accordance with the relevant law.

Barbados has enacted national legislation based on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce, namely the Electronic Transactions Act.

Barbados has enacted national legislation modelled on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures, namely the Electronic Transactions Act.

The Consumer Protection Act provides a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions. Part IV of the Act addresses distance selling, which would include Internet-based commerce. In addition, according to Art. 16 (a), introduced by the amendment of the Electronic Transactions Act of 2014, a person who uses electronic communications to sell goods or services to consumers shall provide accurate and accessible information describing the goods or services, as well as information about the terms, conditions, and costs associated with a transaction.

Barbados has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Section 170 of the Companies Act 1982 lists a series of registers and records that must be maintained at a company's registered office or at some other place in Barbados designated by the directors of the company, including minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders, the name and latest known address of shareholders, and a register showing the name and latest known address of each person to whom privileges, options or rights have been granted. In addition, under Section 172 of the Companies Act, adequate accounting records and records containing minutes of meetings and resolutions of the directors and any committees of the directors shall be kept at the registered office of the company or at some other place in Barbados designated by the directors. Furthermore, according to Section 172.3, when any accounting records of a company are kept at a place outside Barbados, accounting records that are adequate to enable the directors to ascertain the financial position of the company with reasonable accuracy on a quarterly basis must be kept at the company's registered office or at some other place in Barbados designated by the directors.