(1) Subject to subsection (2) application for a certificate of citizenship or naturalisation or for registration as a citizen of Saint Lucia shall be made to the Minister.
(2) Where an application is made by or on behalf of a person residing in a country other than Saint Lucia for a certificate of citizenship under section 6 of the Act, the application shall be submitted to a Saint Lucia diplomatic agent or a Saint Lucia consular officer acting as such on behalf of the Government of Saint Lucia in that country and the diplomatic agent or consular officer shall grant a certificate of citizenship in the form set out as Form 5 or 6 (as the case may be) in Schedule 1.
(3) Where a person is so registered as a citizen of Saint Lucia, a copy each of this application and the certificate of registration shall be forwarded to the Minister.