2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

7.   Removal of Goods from Concession Shop

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    (1)   The concessionaire shall not remove or cause to be removed goods from the warehouse except for the purpose of direct shipment of the goods to the aircraft concerned in execution of orders made by a departing passenger.

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    (2)   The contents of cases, packages and container shall remain in the condition in which the goods are sold i.e. a standard unit and must be shipped in the case, package or container in which they are sold.

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    (3)   The concessionaire shall take or cause to be taken orders for standard units from departing passengers only. Before taking such orders the concessionaire or his or her servants shall inspect the passengers' airline tickets, boarding pass or other similar document and request the passenger to complete an order form giving his or her full name, destination, the date and number of his or her flight and the details of goods ordered.

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    (4)   If the order is accepted the passenger shall sign the order form in the space provided below the undertaking in the following terms—

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    “I the undermentioned person undertake to export in tact from Saint Lucia the above goods for which I acknowledge receipt.”

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    (5)   The concessionaire shall give or cause to be given to the passenger entitled a receipt, and stamp the airline ticket, boarding pass or other similar document with the serial number of the receipt. Receipts shall be serially numbered and shall be in such form as approved by the Comptroller.

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    (6)   The concessionaire shall pack or cause to be packed in a paper or plastic bag on at least one side on which must be printed in a permanent colour suitably worded to identify it as a container of good purchased from the relevant shop and on both sides of which shall be printed the words “Duty-Free Purchase for Departing Passenger Only”.

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    (7)   The concessionaire shall close or cause to be closed the bag by folding the same over at its mouth and stapling the same at the mouth so that the contents will remain secure therein. The receipt mentioned in paragraph 5 shall be stapled to the bag at the same time.

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    (8)   The Comptroller, in his or her own discretion may allow the order form referred to in paragraph (3) to be also used as the receipt required under paragraph (5) if, all the information required for the order form and receipt and any other information which the Comptroller may so require is contained therein; such document shall be considered an invoice of sale.

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    (9)   The invoice of sale shall be prepared in triplicate and distributed as follows—

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      (a)     the original to the entitled passenger;

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      (b)     the duplicate to the proper officer daily as required under regulation 10(5);

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      (c)     the triplicate to be retained by the warehouse keeper on the premises for a period of 2 years from the date of the last entry on any such invoice and to be made available for inspection on request by the proper officer at any time during that period.

(Amended by S.I. 55/1981)