Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

59.   Crime and taxation

A data controller which is a public authority is exempt from —

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    (a)     the Second, Third, Fourth and Eighth Data Protection Principles;

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    (b)     sections 34, 35, 40, 41 and 45; and

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    (c)     Part 5 in respect of blocking personal data, to the extent to which the application of such provisions would be likely to prejudice any of the matters specified in this section;

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    (d)     if the processing of personal data is required for the purposes of —

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      (i)     the prevention or detection of crime,

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      (ii)     the apprehension or prosecution of offenders, or

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      (iii)     the assessment or collection of any tax, duty or any imposition of a similar nature.