2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

93.   Fees

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    (1)   The Minister, on the recommendation of the Authority, shall by notice published in the Gazette, prescribe the fees for the issue, validation, renewal, extension or variation of any document, including the issue of a copy thereof, or the undergoing of any examination, test, inspection or investigation or the grant of any permission or approval, required by, or for the purpose of these Regulations.

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    (2)   Where an application is made in connection with which a fee is chargeable pursuant to these Regulations, the applicant shall be required before the application is considered to pay the whole fee or fees so chargeable.

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    (3)   If, after a fee has been paid, the application is withdrawn by the applicant or otherwise ceases to have effect or is refused by the Authority, the Authority may, subject to the following sub-regulations refund the amount of the fee or part of the fee.

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    (4)   Subject to subregulation (5), where the fee paid is wholly or to any extent attributable to a fee chargeable in respect of an investigation which would have been carried out in connection with the application if it had not been so withdrawn or ceased to have effect or been refused but which has not been carried out by reason only of such withdrawal, cesser or refusal, the Authority may refund the amount of the fee so attributable or, in a case where an investigation has been partially completed, so much of that amount as in the opinion of the Authority is reasonable having regard to the stage to which the investigation has progressed at the time of such withdrawal, cesser or refusal.

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    (5)   If in any case the amount paid by the applicant is not sufficient to cover the fee, as ultimately assessed, chargeable in respect of any investigation in so far as the same has been carried out at the time when the application is withdrawn by the applicant or otherwise ceases to have effect or is refused by the Director General, the amount representing the balance of such fee shall be payable by the applicant.