Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

148.   Exception in case of danger to public

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    (1)   Where it appears to the Director that goods of a particular kind creates an imminent risk of death, serious illness or serious injury, the Director shall, without delay, publish a notice in the Gazette and at least 2 newspapers in general and at least weekly circulation in Saint Lucia or any other medium declaring the goods to be unsafe under section 136, imposing a permanent ban under section 137 or compulsorily recalling the goods under section 140(1) in relation to the goods.

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    (2)   Where the Director publishes a notice under subsection (1) —

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      (a)     in a case where the notice is published before the Director takes any action under section 145(1) in relation to goods of a particular kind, section 145 does not apply in relation to the action that the Director may take under section 136 or 140(1) in relation to goods of that kind;

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      (b)     in any other case, the Director may publish the notice under this section without regard to the action taken under section 145(1);

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      (c)     the Director shall inform the Chief Medical Officer, the Director of the Bureau and the Comptroller of Customs, of the publication.