(1) A person shall not—
(a) dig, stockpile, take or carry away or aid or assist in digging, stockpiling, taking, or carrying away, any sand, stone, shingle or gravel from any beach, seashore or floor of the sea in Saint Lucia;
(b) convey or move any such sand, stone, shingle or gravel along any road; or
(c) possess, keep on his or her premises or under his or her control on any premises, any such sand, stone, shingle or gravel,
except under a written permit from the Chief Engineer or an authorised officer and subject to such terms and conditions as are specified in the permit.
(2) A person shall not receive or in any manner dispose of or assist in the disposal of any sand, stone, shingles or gravel, which he or she knows or reasonably suspects to have been obtained in contravention of subsection (1).
(3) Every permit granted under subsection (1) shall be in the form in the Schedule to this Act and shall have effect for a period not exceeding 3 months.
(4) A permit shall not be granted unless the Chief Engineer or an authorised officer is satisfied that the removal of such sand, stone, shingle or gravel is not likely to affect adversely the beach, the seashore or the floor of the sea.
(5) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) and (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction—
(a) to a fine of $1,000 or treble the value of the sand, stone, shingle or gravel, whichever is greater, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both; and
(b) for a second or subsequent offence to a fine of $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and in addition, that sand, stone, shingle or gravel shall be forfeited.
(Substituted by 9 of 1984)