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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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3. Establishment of the Agency

(1) There is established a body to be known as the Community Tourism Agency.

(2) The Agency shall be a body corporate to which section 19 of the Interpretation Act applies.

3. Establishment of the Agency

2. Interpretation

3. Establishment of the Agency

4. Functions of the Agency

5. Powers of the Agency

6. Principal place of business

7. Tax exempt status

8. Minister may give directions

9. Constitution of the Board

10. Disqualification

11. Designation of the Chairperson and election of the Deputy Chairperson

12. Term of appointment

13. Functions of the Board

14. Powers of the Board

15. Delegation of functions or powers

16. Leave of absence

17. Resignation

20. Temporary appointment

24. Declaration of interest and abstention from voting

25. Minutes of a meeting

26. Decisions of the Board

28. Signification of other documents

29. Service of documents

30. Board to regulate its own procedure

31. Remuneration

32. Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer

33. Functions of the Chief Executive Officer

34. Delegation of functions

35. Employees of the Agency

36. Oath or affirmation of secrecy and confidentiality

37. Protection from liability

38. Revenue of the Agency

39. Management of finances and application of revenue

40. Borrowing, lending, guaranteeing and other contingent liabilities

41. Estimates of revenue and expenditure

42. Strategic, financial, operational and business plan

43. Accounts and audit

44. Quarterly and annual reports

45. Requirement for a partnership agreement

46. Proposal for a partnership agreement

47. Evaluation of a proposal for a partnership agreement

48. Consideration of a proposal for a partnership agreement by the Board

49. Approval of a proposal for a partnership agreement

50. Refusal of a proposal for a partnership agreement

51. Request for review

52. Appointment and composition of the Committee

53. Chairperson of the Committee

54. Functions of the Committee

55. Powers of the Committee

56. Meetings of the Committee

57. Declaration of interest and abstention from voting

58. Recommendation of the Committee

59. Offer of a partnership agreement

60. Contents of a partnership agreement

61. Execution of a partnership agreement

62. Effect of a partnership agreement

63. Eligibility for a tax relief

64. Application for a tax relief

65. Power of the Minister to request further information

66. Submission of an application for a tax relief to Cabinet

67. Approval of an application for a tax relief

68. Order on grant of a tax relief

69. Transfer of status of approved partnership business and a tax relief

70. Suspension of an Order

71. Revocation of an Order

72. Retrospective effect

73. Requirement for registration of an approved partnership business

74. Collection and remittance of the tourism levy

75. Compliance with conditions for tax relief

76. Restriction on sale or other disposal of articles

77. Power to require the production of information

78. Inspection an approved partnership business

80. Amendment of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2

82. Regulations

2. Interpretation

PART I ADMINISTRATION

Division 1 Community Tourism Agency

4. Functions of the Agency

5. Powers of the Agency

6. Principal place of business

7. Tax exempt status

8. Minister may give directions

Division 2 Board of the Agency

9. Constitution of the Board

10. Disqualification

11. Designation of the Chairperson and election of the Deputy Chairperson

12. Term of appointment

13. Functions of the Board

14. Powers of the Board

15. Delegation of functions or powers

16. Leave of absence

17. Resignation

20. Temporary appointment

24. Declaration of interest and abstention from voting

25. Minutes of a meeting

26. Decisions of the Board

28. Signification of other documents

29. Service of documents

30. Board to regulate its own procedure

31. Remuneration

Division 3 Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer and Employees of the Agency

32. Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer

33. Functions of the Chief Executive Officer

34. Delegation of functions

35. Employees of the Agency

36. Oath or affirmation of secrecy and confidentiality

37. Protection from liability

Division 4 Finances of the Agency

38. Revenue of the Agency

39. Management of finances and application of revenue

40. Borrowing, lending, guaranteeing and other contingent liabilities

41. Estimates of revenue and expenditure

42. Strategic, financial, operational and business plan

43. Accounts and audit

44. Quarterly and annual reports

PART II PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

Division 1 Requirement for Partnership Agreement

45. Requirement for a partnership agreement

Division 2 Proposals

46. Proposal for a partnership agreement

47. Evaluation of a proposal for a partnership agreement

48. Consideration of a proposal for a partnership agreement by the Board

49. Approval of a proposal for a partnership agreement

50. Refusal of a proposal for a partnership agreement

51. Request for review

Division 3 Adhoc Review Committee

52. Appointment and composition of the Committee

53. Chairperson of the Committee

54. Functions of the Committee

55. Powers of the Committee

56. Meetings of the Committee

57. Declaration of interest and abstention from voting

58. Recommendation of the Committee

Division 4 Partnership Agreement

59. Offer of a partnership agreement

60. Contents of a partnership agreement

61. Execution of a partnership agreement

62. Effect of a partnership agreement

PART III TAX RELIEF, REGISTRATION AND MONITORING AN APPROVED PARTNERSHIP BUSINESS

Division 1 Tax Relief for and registration of an approved partnership business

63. Eligibility for a tax relief

64. Application for a tax relief

65. Power of the Minister to request further information

66. Submission of an application for a tax relief to Cabinet

67. Approval of an application for a tax relief

68. Order on grant of a tax relief

69. Transfer of status of approved partnership business and a tax relief

70. Suspension of an Order

71. Revocation of an Order

72. Retrospective effect

73. Requirement for registration of an approved partnership business

74. Collection and remittance of the tourism levy

Division 2 Monitoring and Compliance

75. Compliance with conditions for tax relief

76. Restriction on sale or other disposal of articles

77. Power to require the production of information

78. Inspection an approved partnership business

PART V MISCELLANEOUS

80. Amendment of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2

82. Regulations

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Community Tourism Development (Form of Proposal for Partnership Agreement) Regulations – Section 82 (Statutory Instrument 9/2023)

2. Form of proposal for partnership agreement

Community Tourism (Appointment of the Board of the Community Tourism Agency) Notice – Section 9 (Statutory Instrument 34/2023)

2. Appointment of the Board of the Community Tourism Agency