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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

ACT

(Acts 22 of 2016, 10 of 2017, 7 of 2018, 10 of 2021 and Statutory Instrument 105/2017)

Act 22 of 2016 .. in force 29 December 2016

Amended by Act 10 of 2017 .. in force 6 October 2017

Amended by S.I. 105/2017 .. in force 30 October 2017

Amended by Act 7 of 2018 .. in force 12 December 2018

Amended by Act 10 of 2021 .. in force 13 September 2021

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PRELIMINARY

1.Short title
2.Interpretation
3.Application
4.Convention to have the force of law
4A.Inconsistent laws

PART I
COMPETENT AUTHORITY

4B.Competent Authority
5.Function of competent authority
5A.Delegation of functions
5B.Power to require the production of information
6.Power to enter premises to obtain information
7.Secrecy
8.Immunity from suit

PART II
RETURN AND DUE DILIGENCE FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNT INFORMATION

9.Non-Reporting Financial Institution, Excluded Account and Participating Jurisdiction
10.Return
11.Communication of confidential information
12.Amendment and correction to return
13.Due diligence requirements
14.Records
15.Service providers

PART III
ENFORCEMENT

Civil Penalty

16.Penalty
17.Liability to penalty
18.Assessment of penalty
19.Enforcement of penalty
20.Right to object to penalty
21.Procedure on objection to penalty
22.Notice of appeal

Criminal penalty

23.Refusal or failure to provide information

PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS

24.Anti-avoidance
25.Amendment of Schedule
26.Regulations
Schedule 1
Schedule 2

AN ACT to make provision for implementing the obligations of Saint Lucia arising under the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters and for related matters.

Commencement [29 December 2016]