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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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ACT

(Act 1 of 2020)

Act 1 of 2020 .. in force 20 March 2020

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PRELIMINARY

1.	Short title
2.	Interpretation

PART 1
ADMINISTRATION

3.	Functions of the Unit
4.	Powers of the Board
5.	Delegation by the Board
6.	Committee of the Board

PART 2
CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY

7.	Requirement for a certificate
8.	Application for a certificate
9.	Grant of a certificate
10.	Denial of a certificate
11.	Issue of a certificate
12.	Validity of a certificate
13.	Revocation of a certificate

PART 3
ALIEN LANDHOLDING LICENCE

14.	Prohibition against holding land without a valid alien landholding licence
15.	Application requirements for an alien landholding licence
16.	Grant of an alien landholding licence
17.	Denial of an alien landholding licence
18.	Issue of an alien landholding licence
19.	Validity of an alien landholding licence
20.	Conditions for an alien landholding licence
21.	Notification of a breach of a condition
22.	Amendment of an alien landholding licence
23.	Revocation of an alien landholding licence
24.	Waiver of an alien landholding licence fee
25.	Exemption

PART 4
TRIBUNAL

26.	Establishment of Tribunal
27.	Functions of Tribunal
28.	Powers of Tribunal
29.	Proceedings of Tribunal
30.	Notice of decision
31.	Request for an extension of time
32.	Failure to rectify breach

PART 5
FORFEITURE

33.	Application for forfeiture
34.	Application for an extension of time
35.	Notice of application
36.	Amendment of application
37.	Procedure on application
38.	Forfeiture declaration
39.	Effect of forfeiture declaration
40.	Discovery

PART 6
ALIEN INVESTOR ENTRANCE PERMIT

41.	Restriction to hold an alien investor entrance permit
42.	Eligibility for an alien investor entrance permit
43.	Request for letter in support of an application for an alien investor entrance permit
44.	Application for an alien investor entrance permit
45.	Issue of an alien investor entrance permit
46.	Validity of an alien investor entrance permit
47.	Entitlement under an alien investor entrance permit
48.	Notice to the Chief Immigration Officer
49.	Revocation of an alien investor entrance permit

PART 7
MISCELLANEOUS

50.	Change of a director, shareholder or beneficial owner
51.	Notice of intention to subdivide land
52.	Claim of interest
53.	Service of notice
54.	Collection and remittance of fees
55.	Amendment of Schedule
56.	Regulations
57.	Repeal
58.	Savings
59.	Transition
Schedule

AN ACT to make provision for an alien to purchase, acquire or lease land in Saint Lucia and for an alien investor to enter and remain in Saint Lucia and for related matters.

Commencement [20 March 2020]

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2. Interpretation

PART 1 ADMINISTRATION

3. Functions of the Unit

4. Powers of the Board

5. Delegation by the Board

6. Committee of the Board

PART 2 CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY

7. Requirement for a certificate

8. Application for a certificate

9. Grant of a certificate

10. Denial of a certificate

11. Issue of a certificate

12. Validity of a certificate

13. Revocation of a certificate

PART 3 ALIEN LANDHOLDING LICENCE

14. Prohibition against holding land without a valid alien landholding licence

15. Application requirements for an alien landholding licence

16. Grant of an alien landholding licence

17. Denial of an alien landholding licence

18. Issue of an alien landholding licence

19. Validity of an alien landholding licence

20. Conditions for an alien landholding licence

21. Notification of a breach of a condition

22. Amendment of an alien landholding licence

23. Revocation of an alien landholding licence

24. Waiver of an alien landholding licence fee

PART IV TRIBUNAL

26. Establishment of Tribunal

27. Functions of Tribunal

28. Powers of the Tribunal

29. Proceedings of Tribunal

30. Notice of decision

31. Request for an extension of time

32. Failure to rectify breach

PART 5 FORFEITURE

33. Application for forfeiture

34. Application for an extension of time

35. Notice of application

36. Amendment of application

37. Procedure on application

38. Forfeiture declaration

39. Effect of forfeiture declaration

PART 6 ALIEN INVESTOR ENTRANCE PERMIT

41. Restriction to hold an alien investor entrance permit

42. Eligibility for alien investor entrance permit

43. Request for letter in support of an application for an alien investor entrance permit

44. Application for alien investor entrance permit

45. Issue of an alien investor entrance permit

46. Validity of an alien investor entrance permit

47. Entitlement under an alien investor entrance permit

48. Notice to the Chief Immigration Officer

49. Revocation of alien investor entrance permit

PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS

50. Change of a director, shareholder or beneficial owner

51. Notice of intention to subdivide land

52. Claim of interest

53. Service of notice

54. Collection and remittance of fees

55. Amendment of Schedule

56. Regulations

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Aliens Licensing (Exemption) (Lazy Lagoon Limited) Order – Section 19 (Statutory Instrument 26/2005)

1. Citation and commencement

Aliens Licensing (Declaration of Member States Citizens) Order – Section 19(3) (Statutory Instrument 29/2005)

Aliens Licensing (Exemption) (Beach Properties (St. Lucia) Limited) Order – Section 19 (Statutory Instrument 30/2005)

Aliens Licensing (Member States Companies Exemption) Order – Section 19 (Statutory Instrument 102/2005)

Aliens (Licensing) (Exemption) (Clico Holdings (Barbados) Limited) Order – Section 19 (Statutory Instrument 103/2005)

Aliens (Licensing) (Exemption) (Valor Rose (St. Lucia) Limited) Order – Section 19 (Statutory Instrument 7/2020)

2. Vesting of land

Aliens (Licensing) (Exemption) (Royal Crescentia (St. Lucia) Limited) Order – Section 19 (Statutory Instrument 8/2020)

2. Vesting of land

Aliens (Licensing) (Exemption) (Sagicor Life (Eastern Caribbean) Inc.) Order – Section 19 (Statutory Instrument 16/2020)

2. Vesting of land

2. Interpretation

3. Form of an application for a Certificate of Eligibility

4. Fee for an application for a Certificate of Eligibility

5. Form of a notice of director, beneficial owner or shareholder

6. Form of Certificate of Eligibility

7. Form of an application for an alien landholding licence

8. Fee for an application for an alien landholding licence to hold a subdivided lot

9. Form of an alien landholding licence

10. Fees for alien landholding licence

11. Form of an application to amend a licence issued under the former Act or an alien landholding licence

12. Fee for an amended alien landholding licence

13. Non-refundable, non-development fee or non-operation fee

14. Form of an application for an extension of time

15. Form of an application for an alien investor entrance permit

16. Form of an alien investor entrance permit

17. Fee for an alien investor entrance permit

18. Form of a notice of change of director, beneficial owner or shareholder

Alien Landholding (Licensing) (Exemption) (Royal Crescentia (St. Lucia) Limited) Order – Section 25(2)(a) (Statutory Instrument 72/2021)

Alien Landholding (Waiver of Alien Landholding Licence Fee) (Orange Grove Plaza Limited) Order – Section 24(1) (Statutory Instrument 115/2021)

2. Waiver of alien landholding licence fee

Alien Landholding (Licensing) (Exemption) (Seignorette Hypolite) Order – Section 25(1) (Statutory Instrument 152/2021)

Alien Landholding (Licensing) (Exemption) (Onica Alicia Charles) Order – Section 25(1) (Statutory Instrument 101/2022)