(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Ministry shall not transfer health information to a country or territory outside Saint Lucia unless —
(a) the country or territory to which the health information is being transferred has comparable safeguards to those in Saint Lucia for the protection of the rights and freedom of a person in relation to the processing of health information; and
(b) the Chief Medical Officer has authorized the transfer of the health information to the country or territory outside Saint Lucia.
(2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if —
(a) the person has given his or her consent to the transfer;
(b) the transfer is necessary to safeguard public health;
(c) the matter concerns public health.