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551.   Restriction of operation of loudspeakers

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

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551.   Restriction of operation of loudspeakers

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    (1)   No person shall operate a loudspeaker in any street or at any public or political meeting unless he or she has been issued a permit under section 553 to do so.

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    (2)   A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment not exceeding one year or to both.

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    (3)   Subsection (1) shall not apply to the operation of a loudspeaker—

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      (a)     used for police, fire brigade or ambulance purposes or by local authorities within their areas;

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      (b)     used for communicating with persons on a vessel for the purposes of directing the movement of that or any other vessel;

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      (c)     if the loudspeaker forms part of a public telephone system;

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      (d)     if the loudspeaker—

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        (i)     is in or fixed to a vehicle, and

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        (ii)     is operated solely for the entertainment of, or for communicating with, the driver of, or a passenger on the vehicle or, where the loudspeaker is or forms part of the horn or similar warning instrument of the vehicle, solely for giving warning to other traffic or road users, and

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        (iii)     is so operated as not to give reasonable cause for annoyance to persons in the vicinity;

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      (e)     used by a travelling showman, for the purposes of a pleasure fair;

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      (f)     use in case of an emergency.

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    (4)   Subsection (1)(b) shall not apply to the operation of any loudspeaker between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the same day if the loudspeaker is—

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      (a)     fixed to a vehicle which is used for the conveyance of a perishable commodity for human consumption; and

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      (b) operated solely for informing members of the public (otherwise than by means of words) that the commodity is on sale from the vehicle; and

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      (c)     so operated as not to give reasonable cause for annoyance to persons in the vicinity.

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    (5)   The person who operates a loudspeaker in contravention of subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or to both.

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